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
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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
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 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, I went to a blood drive. The nurse taking my blood mentioned that she'd been called in on her day off, and she swore she wasn't drunk. I didn't know what to do, so I just smiled and blinked back tears as she savaged the vein in my arm. FML
Today, I got my annual blood test. The nurse was inexperienced and it took her several tries to insert the needle properly. When I get back home, my fiancé starts yelling at me and storms out. The reason? I am a recovering drug addict and my arm appeared as if I had been shooting up. FML
Today, my needle-phobic mother took me to get a shot. She fainted. FML
Today, while I was at the doctor's, they told me that my son and I needed a shot, I went first to show my son that it wouldn't hurt and that shots were not something to be afraid of. When they gave me mine, I started crying. My four year-old son handles pain better than his 29 year-old mom. FML
Today, I went to the doctor for a routine check-up. When the nurse took my blood pressure, I passed out, and fell off the table. FML
Today, I went to get my blood drawn for the first time. After I explained to the nurse how nervous I was, she replied, "Oh honey, don't worry! This is my first time too!" 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
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HowieDoIt 21
Close your eyes every time you put a needle in someone's arm. What could possibly go wrong?
iheartkanye 8
Be a specialty doctor? I'm sorry. :(
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Comments (112)
mosquito19 14
you can still be a doctor like Dr. Phil.
Ziggy122 15
I feel ya. I am DEATHLY afraid of needles and once passed out after a simple little arm prick to get tested for TB. But that's why I've decided to NEVER have ANYTHING to do with the medical field as a career.
alycion 38
I get freaked out by needles. Something about a foreign object going into the skin makes me cringe. I can't even have my ears pierced. With the amount of tests I've had run on me, you think it would get easier, but it didn't. The only time I was able to push it out of my head was when my one cat had diabetes and needed his insulin twice a day. You can learn how to push through it for the important stuff.
kingbrizo 24
well OP, its better be on the giving end of a needle as opposed to the receiving end....think of it that way, then maybe you can watch other's reactions when YOU give them their shot!
outoftown 26
See? Lots of people have your issue and still can use needles when they must. The time to worry is if you ever start to LIKE them.
wvcheesehead1 9
Well your people do make one if my favorite pastries... you could be a baker.
r0cks0 6
Its a whole lot different when your giving the shot. You can learn to tolerate pretty much anything.
lilledun 11
Hey, I used to be scared of needles aswell, but I learnt how to control that! You just have to relax, and over time realize that the sting doesn't really hurt that much. Good luck!
sbuxsux11 8
don't worry! I was the same way until I forced myself to just do it.now I'm a certified phlebotomist. practice makes perfect.don't give up thats something small to overcome.the student loans are scarier
Pigeon89 34
Don't worry about it- you get desensitised to it and tend to just zone out when you're the one giving the injection/ taking blood :)