Published on 12, July, 2020
Going into the 24/25 academic year I’ve got extremely low confidence, self esteem and self doubt as now I’m writing this blog in October and it’s flu season but I can’t get my head around controlling my fight, flight or freeze to get it done.
I’ve had quite a few covid and flu jabs and all of them were indeed successful until last year when I had a little incident where the nurse had injected me the Covid jab in my left arm.
With the flu jab going in my right arm I felt some bubbles pop when the needle came out and the nurses simply said “oh it’s just bubbles, don’t worry it won’t harm you it’s done now”.
This has put a terrible fear I my mind if what if it happens again so this time a doctor said I could try some medication that would make me really drowsy and tired so it would let me finally have done after a few other attempts.
And this darker time in my life I’m filled with so little confidence and much self doubt if I would have it done.
As always much help and support is appreciated!
I don't like injections, but I like flu and covid less, if you got either you'd be kicking yourself for not having the jabs, I try and keep this firmly in mind when having injections or blood test.
I've had one and only one flu like illness since covid started and since I was a regular multiple times per year victim before, that is a significant and very wecome change for me.
I believe it has happened mainly because I now supplement my diet with a vitamin D oral spray once a day or whenever I can remember it.
Covid also taught me some things about "people" that I had only suspected were true before, and I am MUCH less social or outgoing as a result, and hence don't get so many opportunities to catch other people's illnessess BUT I have also noticed that the vitamin D has a positive effect on my oral health by reducing soft plaque growth.