ChrisP Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Ok, I'm due a routine jab this coming week. Thing is, I am terrified of needles, to the point of breaking down in tears when I see the building where I'm having the injection. Does anyone have any advice as to coping slightly better this week than last time? Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Goodness that sounds awful. I have a thing about them too but not to that extent. Would Rescue Remedy help to calm you a little or what about trying hypnotherapy? I hope you find something that helps. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Bless you As Joojoo says rescue remedy or calms perhaps, and somone to hold your hand may help. Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 i know exactly how you feel, big needle phobic here!! I had a baby 2yrs ago and had to have lots of injections throughout and also having to have a c-sect i had to have anti clotting jabs so, can't say i am ok with them but got used to them. Best advice i can give is to take a couple of kalms before hand and also take someone with you (if you can) they can squeeze your hand throughout. I make sure i can lie down during them as i have almost always fainted. Tell the nurse or doc your fears and usually they are very good. Good luck! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistachio Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Poor you. I get pretty bad at the dentist these days after a bad experience. I find it helpful to recite something in my head. For me it's Psalm 23 but for you it could be a song lyric that you know well and that is meaningful. I think it is the combination of having something else to focus on and having words that are meaningful and soothing to you in your head rather than words of panic. As well as telling the nurse/Dr, I would think about what might help. Would it help if you shut your eyes or if you had a warning or if you'd rather know when it's going to happen. Would you rather take someone in with you or wear an ipod. Whatever helps it is worth asking for and it will help you feel a little more in control of the situation. Remember if you do cry either outside or inside the building - that's OK. We all have things we are afraid of - even if some people keep it very quiet. hope you feel better than last time when you go again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 i think you can get numbing cream from the chemist, you rub it on the spot where you're going to have the injection and it's supposed to numb the area. I hate needles but I just grit my teeth and turn my head away and think nice thoughts and tell myself it will over in milliseconds. I have also been known to take my mum or DH in with me to hold my hand! I often find it's the thought of having an injection which is more traumatic than having it. Hope you get thru it okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 The "numbing" cream is Emla. You may need to get it prescribed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 First of all you are not being silly or randomly phobic- needles hurt when they go in, it is a totally rational fear! I am in the middle of conquering my dentist fear, and like you I burst into tears when I get to the waiting room, more when I get into the chair, and intermittenty through my treatment. The only thing that helps me is not to focus on it beforehand, and to look past it while its going on. And the fact my dentist is a hottie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistachio Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 let us know how it goes - we'll be wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Well............... I would say EMBRACE your fear!!! Having come across many needle phobics.. I can honestly say that the honest ones are the best.... Take tissues with you. Try rescue remedy/kalms, they all help. Tell who ever is seeing you how you are feeling and if you are the fainty kind insist that you are laying down. Saying something in your head is very helpful or take your ipod, also do some relaxation/yoga breathing to concentrate your mind. Though you are terrified you will get through it and live to see another day, and will quite rightly feel very pleased with yourself for your achievement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Ok, I'm due a routine jab this coming week. Thing is, I am terrified of needles, to the point of breaking down in tears when I see the building where I'm having the injection. Does anyone have any advice as to coping slightly better this week than last time? Thanks all Since childhood I have had a phobia of injections (between the ages of 3 and 8, I had to have so-o-o-o many), and I have found that the only way I can deal with the prospect of having to have a jab is to refuse to think about it at all and go into a sort of deliberate denial - what jab, I am not having a jab next week, not having a jab today, not going into this building for a jab - which works up to the point where the needle is being prepared in front of me. Then I start hyperventilating and crying ... I have to repeat the 10 times table to myself very fast while having the jab. But at least I haven't suffered days of conscious fear. Can't remember when I last had a jab - I have as few as possible. My new dentist knows that I don't want a jab unless absolutely necessary, and last week I had a filling redone without anaesthetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Would you consider a bit of hypnosis? Works well for some in this type of situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I hate injections and the dentist. I was taught self hypnosis a few years ago and it works wonders. Last year I had some major dental work done ( 3 lots of 1 1/2 hours and a 40 minute sessions) I used self hypnosis and it worked wonders. The dental specialist was most impressed...........I used it the other day at the dental hygenists, she had to poke me to speak to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I'm terrified of needles, too! It's wierd because I don't live in dread of cutting myself or anything, it's needles, not the pain! Tell whoever is doing the injection first, and don't obsess before hand. but otherwise, i've no advice at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Thanks all for kind words, advice, and help knowing I'm not alone!! I'll try taking my ipod along, and listen to that, and lie down. Hopefully then it will be ok Thanks all, bring on tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 What brilliant spirit. Let us all knowhowyou get on. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 If you tell them before hand, or get the person who is with you to tell them. I find that if they mess about or wave the needle around things get alot worse. I'm not scared of injections at all, but I just don't like having blood drawn from me, (weird considering I'm a haematologist and all I do all day is mess with other peoples blood in tubes ). You are definately not alone, speak up and tell them how you are feeling, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I've had a couple of bad reactions to needles in the past, just when I think I will be ok, bad reaction again. Good advice above, a couple more things (if it's not too late) leave plenty of time, so that you aren't rushing and take a sugary drink. Hope you are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
