How can i overcome my fear of blood tests and needles?!
Question: How can i overcome my fear of blood tests and needles!?
i am so scared of needles and the fact ive a generizled anxiety disorder doesnt make my fear any easier!. i have avoided getting blood for 8 years now and now i need it done!. ive been very sick lately and the doctor said i need to do this!. as ive avioided this for so long my appointment to get blood is in 8 days!. please please please any tips!? i know im going to freak out and i really dont want to faint so how can i avoid fainting!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Let me ask you a question: How could you possibly faint!?!? Think about it for a second!.!.!. Well lets look at what makes you faint!. Fainting occurs when there is an extreme drop in blood pressure!. When you get nervous what happons!?!? Well your blood pressure goes up!!! So you are less likely to faint when nervous than you are when calm so don't worry about fainting!. If you start to feel lightheaded that is a symptom of panic but panic cannot make you faint!. Being lightheaded is just you possibly hypervenilating
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To prevent hyperventilating just breath in and out in for 7 seconds hold for 3 seconds and out for 11 seconds!. So theres nothing to worry about!.
Also my guess is exposure therapy would work well for you!. Go to google!.com and type in shots and click images on the search results!. Look at the pictures and minimize the window if its too much for you!. Then look at it for a few more seconds and minimize!. After that go to youtube and watch videos of people getting shots!. I would highly recommend this for you as it would give you confidence that even though you might be nervous for the real thing you can at least expose yourself to it and lesson the nervousness!.
And theres always anti anxiety tranquilizer medicine that works with your neurotransmitter chemicals in your brain to make you more calm, possibly your doctor could give you some of that!.
And if you are still worried about fainting so lets say you do faint - your in a doctors office and they have all the equipment you could ever need right there!. You probably wouldnt even have to go to the hospital!!! Just have them lay you back so if you do faint you wont fall over!.
it'l be alright!!! :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
read this -----> (http://www!.panic-attacks!.co!.uk/panic_att!.!.!.
To prevent hyperventilating just breath in and out in for 7 seconds hold for 3 seconds and out for 11 seconds!. So theres nothing to worry about!.
Also my guess is exposure therapy would work well for you!. Go to google!.com and type in shots and click images on the search results!. Look at the pictures and minimize the window if its too much for you!. Then look at it for a few more seconds and minimize!. After that go to youtube and watch videos of people getting shots!. I would highly recommend this for you as it would give you confidence that even though you might be nervous for the real thing you can at least expose yourself to it and lesson the nervousness!.
And theres always anti anxiety tranquilizer medicine that works with your neurotransmitter chemicals in your brain to make you more calm, possibly your doctor could give you some of that!.
And if you are still worried about fainting so lets say you do faint - your in a doctors office and they have all the equipment you could ever need right there!. You probably wouldnt even have to go to the hospital!!! Just have them lay you back so if you do faint you wont fall over!.
it'l be alright!!! :)Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have an intense fear of needles as well!. I completely flip out, I don't faint, I sweat, and get the strength of like 8 grown marines!. The only thing that helps me is something like Valium, or some other drug prior to my appointment!. If you tell your doctor about your fear of needles, he/she might call something in the the pharmacy for you to take to calm you down a little bit!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Once you figure it out, please post it as I am exactly like you are and there is no cure for my fear of needles or blood tests!. I faint and I better be almost dying before I allow them to take my blood!. The funny thing is i am a firefighter and they make fun of me even worse!.
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I would be willing to bet there are millions of people just like us and the remedy is to RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNWww@Answer-Health@Com
oh hunny, i'm so very sorry!. I don't think getting blood taken hurts that bad, you are just psyching yourself up! But i'm a pro when it comes to getting blood taken, just last week they took 24 vile at one visit! Definetly ask your doctor he may be able to give you something to calm you down!. Be strong and drink plenty of fluids!. It is very hard to find a vein if you are dehydrated!. I will be thinking of you!Www@Answer-Health@Com