How do i help my sister, she has a fear of needles?!


Question:

How do i help my sister, she has a fear of needles?

She doesn't like going to the doctors office. She says that well..she doesn't like things going"through her". Its kind of sad yet funny. Anything i could tell her to get her mind off of the needle? Serious answers please!

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4 weeks ago
WOW! Some of these answers blows my mind, because you guys think of everything. Thanks! Its going to be hard to pick a best answer!
She is 14.


Answers:

hi,
how old is your sister first of all?
when i was in phlebotomy class, we had to bring in a bag of oranges and the teacher got some needles (you may have to ask her doctor for a few or a pharmacist maybe) and have her to learn how to "give shots" and "take blood" from the orange. our teacher did this cuz we had some people that was scared of needles in class, and this worked like a charm. she had us to use oranges because you had to go through the tough "skin" of the orange and you could actually "feel the veins" of the oranges. if she is too young for this, then i would say when you go to the doctor or your mom or an aunt or uncle or someone that she trusts, have her to go with them while they give them a shot or draw their blood and have them to talk to your sister through the whole thing. and explain what is happening and why and how it feels.
hope this helps




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