How to relax while getting a shot?!


Question: How to relax while getting a shot!?
I'm twelve years old and I have to get a lot of different vaccines!. Last week I got two and I was supposed to have my blood drawn from me!. I was too tense and they tried both arms and it wouldn't work, and through the whole time I felt faint and I cried!. They said since I know what to expect now it wouldnt be as hard
(cuz I
m going back in two months to get more other ones) but do you have any advice on what I can do to relax!?
BESIDES THINKING GOOD THOUGHTS AND BREATHING!!! ALREADY USE THAT METHOD AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I'm much older than you and an ex-nurse and I get scared too!!

Make yourself nice and warm--put warm jumpers on- and this will make it easy for them to find a vein to get your blood out of!.

Put your arm on the table and let it go all floppy
LOOK away!!!
Think of all the nice things you are going to do later

Don't tense your arm--keep it floppy--There you are look -It's all over!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Whatever you do dont look at the needle
That can make you light headed
I am the exact same way
I freak out and i shake
What I do ad it helps me a lot is look at something in the room the opposite direction and really focus on it
Just stare and you will sort of go in a daze like your day dreaming
You wills till feel the shot but you wont feel sic or light headed becuase you werent expecting it
Or just talk to whoever is in the room with you, think about what you have for homework or where you wish you were instead of the doctors office
Just try these and hopefully they will helpWww@Answer-Health@Com

I get lots of blood tests and vaccinations and I'm 14!. I hate them and I'm supposed to be used to them by now or whatever, but I find that never looking at the syringe and especially not the needle helps a bit more than trying to relax, which never works!. I find reading distracts me a lot but this might not work for you!. Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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