I have a near-crippling fear of needles. Does anyone have any advice on how to brave a visit to the doctor's office?
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I require a bed I can lay down on and a juice box. I'm not kidding about either of those things.
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Look away when there's a needle around. It's surprisingly effective.
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Tell them you don't like needles, then focus on a point somewhere so that the entirety of the procedure is out of your vision
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pretend it's a penis. Either that or just look away and stone your resolve.
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every time I see needles I close my eyes and take a deeeeeep breath.
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whiskey.. And just imagine that the doc is coming at you with a penis instead of a needle.
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I actually watch exactly what they're doing, needle going in and all. Believe it or not, knowing what's going on helped me.
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I have a phobia of needles as well. I just keep telling my brain it's just a needle and try to keep myself calm.