Fear Of Injections

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!

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  • I had a terrible needle phobia. This was made worse because I was forced to do a blood test by overzealous police officers one time, and the doctor was a real piece of work, didn't speak English very well and mocked me for being scared by giving me one of those stickers for kids (I was 23 at the time). This has made me very scared to go and have bloodwork done by doctors now. I explained this to the nurse and they were very gentle and used the tiniest needle (the idiot police doctor used something that looked like it should have been in a horror film). I explained this to them and went and just didn't look at it, I didn't feel a thing, he could have not injected me for all I know. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is you just need to be stoic about it. What's the worst that could possibly happen - you have a bad feeling? I've had COVID twice that I know of, and I suspect I had it in early 2020 when it first came around the UK, the illness is much worse than the jab.

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  • I had a terrible needle phobia. This was made worse because I was forced to do a blood test by overzealous police officers one time, and the doctor was a real piece of work, didn't speak English very well and mocked me for being scared by giving me one of those stickers for kids (I was 23 at the time). This has made me very scared to go and have bloodwork done by doctors now. I explained this to the nurse and they were very gentle and used the tiniest needle (the idiot police doctor used something that looked like it should have been in a horror film). I explained this to them and went and just didn't look at it, I didn't feel a thing, he could have not injected me for all I know. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is you just need to be stoic about it. What's the worst that could possibly happen - you have a bad feeling? I've had COVID twice that I know of, and I suspect I had it in early 2020 when it first came around the UK, the illness is much worse than the jab.

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