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Phobia needles

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  • 14-01-2016 11:15pm
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    Chickenwing47
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭


    Anyone else afraid of these things? Going for a blood test on 1st Feb and I'm quite nervous I just hate the site or them and blood any tips to stay calm, I've gotten plenty and I do be grand but I just hate that panicky feeling weak feeling more than anything, also I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, could I get blood poisoning from this ? Thanks guys


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    Lumi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭Lumi


    Chickenwing47 wrote: »
    Anyone else afraid of these things? Going for a blood test on 1st Feb and I'm quite nervous I just hate the site or them and blood any tips to stay calm, I've gotten plenty and I do be grand but I just hate that panicky feeling weak feeling more than anything, also I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, could I get blood poisoning from this ? Thanks guys

    There's some really good advice on needle phobia here
    Personally, I always look the other way and try to focus on something else. Usually with a good phlebotomist you hardly feel a thing and it's over before you know it.
    Hope it all goes well for you :)


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