Today, I tried to get over my childhood phobia of syringes by donating blood. The phlebotomist hadn't even touched the needle before I started sobbing hysterically. They made me leave. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to donate blood for the first time. When they stuck the needle in my arm, I had a panic attack and begged that they take it out. The woman helping me told me she'd take it out in a moment and left. It was then that the Red Cross stole a pint of my blood while I had a panic attack. FML
Today, I had to get bloodwork done. I'm deathly afraid of needles. The whole lobby heard me scream as soon as the nurse said 'hello'. FML
Today, I tried donating blood for the first time because my company was hosting a blood drive. Right after telling everyone I wasn't afraid of needles, I fainted before they could even use one. I woke up surrounded by phlebotomists offering me juice while my coworkers whooped like I'd just scored a goal. FML
Today, I went to the doctor to get a blood test and I started crying when I saw the needle. I planned on becoming a doctor. FML
Today, I had to give a 63 year old man a shot. He started bawling before I even brought out the needle. I tried to get him calm down. Then he grabbed the needle, threw it at me and ran out the door. FML
Today, my needle-phobic mother took me to get a shot. She fainted. FML
Today, I went for bloodwork. It's routine for me, so I was ready for the nurse to put in the needle and take my blood. It went in fine, but right after, she slowly pulled the needle out, then wondered why the blood stopped. She then moved it back and forth in my arm while I panicked silently. FML
Today, I decided to give blood for the second time. I felt excrutiating pain when she stuck the needle in my arm. Another nurse came running over in a panic. Apparently my inexperienced nurse had put it in my tendon instead of my vein. FML
Today, I was at the doctor and I had to get a fingerstick in the lab to get blood drawn. There was a 6 year-old boy waiting to go next. He was terrified. His mother told him to, "Watch this brave girl go first." I panicked and began to hyperventilate. The kid fainted. FML
Today, as a veteran blood donor, I made a friend who was donating for the first time- I told her not to be scared and that I've been doing it for six years and that it was a great way to help people. While at the snack area afterwards, I passed out, started convulsing and went into shock. FML
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doublelover 0
well u guess you could say u tried?
Jimboom 12
Just put some music on and tune it out. I hate needles too.. but when push comes to shove I can at least look away and think of something else.
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RedPillSucks 33
OP. Take baby steps. or close your eyes and think of England. Giving blood is way to intense of a way to break out of a phobia of needles or seeing blood. Today, to cure my fear of heights I went sky diving... It was too late when I realized that the ripcord was on the left instead of the right. FML
bustaqueef 0
Actually apparently OP didn't do too tell. In fact, OP failed.
bustaqueef 0
Actually apparently OP didn't do too tell. In fact, OP failed.
dlangel 2
nice attempt and brave, but sounds like u shouldve worked your way UP to that kind of experience. lol. therapist will help u do that if u really want to.
Dogbite1313 5
Wow all the people calling pussy I bet you have a phobia of something. A true phobia you can't get over, I can't enter a room with a spider visible in it, so my boss laughed at me for refusing to enter a room at work, till I reminded her she had screamed and jumped in a chair when she saw a mouse. I hate needles OP, I can work with them when it comes to animals but have a bad reaction if being used on me.
Sacrilege 0
Yep, got a phobia of spiders too. And heights as well. Finally, someone I can relate to. :) If only it was in hobbies and not phobias, eh? Lawl.
Jimboom 12
Ha ha. You are irrational! Anyway, spiders are good. They stop all the other bugs from coming into your house. But if you don't like them then don't ever come to the English countryside.... the bastards are everywhere!! And I hate needles too... can't watch that one scene in Pulp fiction.. even the thought of it makes me cringe.
Dogbite1313 5
No I hate the spiders around here Brown.Recluses and Black widows are very popular. so I always have to keep an eye out. Well at least it's not a fear of something stupid, like peanut butter sticking to the roof of my mouth.
mmmonique 6
I feel for you! I hate needles too, good on you for trying!
Senseless_487 29
36 is right. I had a severe needle phobia when I was younger, and I got over it exactly the same way. That, and getting tattoos. :D
killabee 0
Something we have in common. :) mmmm
randomcory 0
You coulda just said NURSE. Do you also have a phobia of normal words?
drawing_a_blank 0
106 A Phlebotomist is not a nurse.
nerdsgetmehot 23
Yup, a phlebotomist is something completely different from nurse. Phlebotomists draw blood and collect other certain body fluids and analyze them.
ILoveJace01 0
Creepy.