As I previously mentioned in at
least 2 other blog posts (that’s got to be some kind of record right?) I have a
slight fear of needles. I’ll admit slight is probably an understatement, it
tends to range more on the side of all-consuming terror. I don’t know how this
fear came about, and even more frustrating is that I cannot for the life of me
think of a logical basis for the fear. Sure a few T.V. villains have presented a
syringe filled with a green poison as the method of destruction for their foes
but surely I have more sense than to believe that my doctor is trying to kill
me.
What
scares me is my reaction to needles. I have been told my eyes glaze over, but all
I know is I can’t produce a single thought as soon as an alcohol prep wipe
touches my arm. I have screamed my head off and flailed to the point a doctor
refused to do surgery on me, shoved my dentist, and punched a nurse. I am
afraid I will hurt someone or endanger myself by not getting necessary shots
when I am of age to make my own medical decisions. Is there an injection to fix that?
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