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whiterabbit · 08-08-2009, 01:16 PM

I've noticed that quite a lot of people are scared of needles. I was just wondering if these people are in the majority or not.

I personally am not. I always liked getting vaccinations at school because I got a bit of a sadistic kick out of seeing the supremely confident people fall to pieces at the sight of a needle while I stood tall and proud for once. I was all [smug]"Ha, what's the big deal guys, this is nothing."[/smug].

Seeing the quieter people fall to pieces was a bit tragic though.

So, are you or aren't you?

kos · 08-08-2009, 01:22 PM

I think everyone is alittle apprehensive about getting a foreign object stuck in their arm and a foreign liquid injected into their blood stream. If your a drug adddict tho needles are your best friend. I voted Yes on this pole.

bowlingpins · 08-08-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by whiterabbit

I've noticed that quite a lot of people are scared of needles. I was just wondering if these people are in the majority or not.

I personally am not. I always liked getting vaccinations at school because I got a bit of a sadistic kick out of seeing the supremely confident people fall to pieces at the sight of a needle while I stood tall and proud for once. I was all [smug]"Ha, what's the big deal guys, this is nothing."[/smug].

Seeing the quieter people fall to pieces was a bit tragic though.

So, are you or aren't you?

haha.

I used to be afraid of needles, now I am not so much.

Ospi · 08-08-2009, 02:31 PM

Petrified. Even now I will worry about it weeks in advance and I have come close to passing out when giving blood in the past.

Just Lurking · 08-08-2009, 02:40 PM

Not exactly a fan of needles, but wouldn't go so far as to say I have a fear of them.

Canadian Brotha · 08-08-2009, 02:49 PM

I'm not afraid of needles but I can't say I like the sensation of having one, I find the irritation afterward to be one of those pains that isn't really a matter of feeling hurt so much as it's just there annoying you like a headache or stubbed toe

LostInReverie · 08-08-2009, 03:13 PM

I can get really light headed when having blood removed, but I'm not afraid of needles themselves.

Kelly · 08-08-2009, 05:13 PM

I donate blood regularly, so I am no longer afraid of needles.

Have a nice day,
Kelly

Miss Apprehensive · 08-08-2009, 05:29 PM

Yes, I'm terrified of needles. My fear has decreased a little though.

Syrena · 08-08-2009, 05:44 PM

Terrified, though I feel that way about (physical) doctors in general. I can easily work myself up into a panic attack over it.

Toad Licker · 08-08-2009, 05:52 PM

Nope not at all, not even when I was a kid.

foxwithwings13 · 08-08-2009, 05:56 PM

absoulutbly terrified of needles!!!!

njodis · 08-08-2009, 06:16 PM

Amazingly, not really. I mean, I wouldn't go to a "have needles inserted into your person" festival or anything, but I wouldn't say I'm 'scared' of them, no.

yellowpaper · 08-08-2009, 06:50 PM

Very. I actually envy the current majority who is not.

ShyFX · 08-08-2009, 07:33 PM

Yeah. But I pretend like I'm not, cause I don't want to look like a sissy.

Hank Scorpio · 08-08-2009, 07:42 PM

They don't bother me but I couldn't do it myself like a diabetic.

Sierra83 · 08-08-2009, 07:55 PM

I used to be utterly terrified of needles, but since I started taking lithium I have had to go in to get my blood taken every few months, so it barely fazes me now. The only problem I have is with the slight discomfort of actually having the needle in for a long time.

Dipper · 08-08-2009, 09:21 PM

No, even as a kid I wasn't scared of them. You barely feel anything. I think only once was I kinda sorta hurt by a shot.

EagerMinnow84 · 08-08-2009, 10:18 PM

I am not scared but I cannot look at the needle if I have to get a shot. I close my eyes tightly, dig my fingernails into my skin (I tend to do this when I am stressed or at the dentist) and thankful when it is over.

kpiper0101 · 08-08-2009, 10:57 PM

I could care less about the needle, but I don't like the close proximity of the person administering the shot -- I'm afraid my arm might start shaking or something, and I'll be embarrassed, which of course, would make the shaking much worse. Humiliation is my greatest fear; physical pain has always taken a way distant second for me.

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08-08-2009, 01:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
whiterabbit Status: scum Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: England Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 802	Are you scared of needles? I've noticed that quite a lot of people are scared of needles. I was just wondering if these people are in the majority or not. I personally am not. I always liked getting vaccinations at school because I got a bit of a sadistic kick out of seeing the supremely confident people fall to pieces at the sight of a needle while I stood tall and proud for once. I was all [smug]"Ha, what's the big deal guys, this is nothing."[/smug]. Seeing the quieter people fall to pieces was a bit tragic though. So, are you or aren't you?

08-08-2009, 02:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ospi Status: Swoit Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 1,499	Petrified. Even now I will worry about it weeks in advance and I have come close to passing out when giving blood in the past. __________________ "Racing is life. Anything that happens before or after...is just waiting"

08-08-2009, 02:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Just Lurking Status: Student.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 2,852	Not exactly a fan of needles, but wouldn't go so far as to say I have a fear of them. __________________ "The psychiatrist says, 'I think you're crazy.' The man says, 'I want a second opinion.' The psychiatrist says, 'Okay, you're ugly, too!'" ~Henny Youngman

08-08-2009, 02:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Canadian Brotha Status: A Lonely Soul Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 1,789	I'm not afraid of needles but I can't say I like the sensation of having one, I find the irritation afterward to be one of those pains that isn't really a matter of feeling hurt so much as it's just there annoying you like a headache or stubbed toe __________________ Listen To My Demo Album, "Soul Of A Man" Listen To Live Folkstyle Sculpting Facebook=Become A Fan Blogspot=My Poetry I See What I Want To See, And Read Into It What I Want To Read Depressions Blinding Me, It’s Clouding My Vision Of Positivity Stand Up Live Your Life, As People Do In Society Maturity Is Calling, It’s Time To Find Your Personality Everybody Knows Everything, When It Comes To People Outside Themselves ^^^An Excerpt Of Song Lyrics Of Mine^^^

08-08-2009, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
kos Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 513	I think everyone is alittle apprehensive about getting a foreign object stuck in their arm and a foreign liquid injected into their blood stream. If your a drug adddict tho needles are your best friend. I voted Yes on this pole.

08-08-2009, 03:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
LostInReverie Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 3,620	I can get really light headed when having blood removed, but I'm not afraid of needles themselves.

08-08-2009, 05:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kelly Status: One More Thin Gypsy Thief Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mainz, Deutschland Age: 32 Posts: 6,460	I donate blood regularly, so I am no longer afraid of needles. Have a nice day, Kelly __________________ Maybe I'll live my whole life just gettin' by. Maybe I'll be discovered. Maybe I'll be colonized. You can try to train me like a pet. You can try to teach me to behave. But I'll tell you if I haven't learned it yet, I ain't gonna sit. I ain't gonna stay.

08-08-2009, 05:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Miss Apprehensive Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 36	Yes, I'm terrified of needles. My fear has decreased a little though.

08-08-2009, 05:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Syrena Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern Illinois Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 263	Terrified, though I feel that way about (physical) doctors in general. I can easily work myself up into a panic attack over it.

08-08-2009, 05:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,594	Nope not at all, not even when I was a kid. __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

08-08-2009, 05:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
foxwithwings13 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MO Gender: Female Posts: 37	absoulutbly terrified of needles!!!! __________________ http://foxwithwings13.deviantart.com/

08-08-2009, 06:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
njodis Status: kermit in shock Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ontario Gender: Male Posts: 7,713	Amazingly, not really. I mean, I wouldn't go to a "have needles inserted into your person" festival or anything, but I wouldn't say I'm 'scared' of them, no.

08-08-2009, 06:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
yellowpaper Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 696	Very. I actually envy the current majority who is not.

08-08-2009, 07:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
ShyFX Status: shake 'n bake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 27 Posts: 2,936	Yeah. But I pretend like I'm not, cause I don't want to look like a sissy.

08-08-2009, 07:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
Hank Scorpio Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground Posts: 333	They don't bother me but I couldn't do it myself like a diabetic.

08-08-2009, 07:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
Sierra83 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London, ON, Canada Gender: Female Age: 26 Posts: 1,832	I used to be utterly terrified of needles, but since I started taking lithium I have had to go in to get my blood taken every few months, so it barely fazes me now. The only problem I have is with the slight discomfort of actually having the needle in for a long time. __________________ "Believe that life can change That you're not stuck in vain" -- The Smashing Pumpkins, "Tonight, Tonight"

08-08-2009, 09:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dipper Status: PASTAMANIA BROTHER Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 285	No, even as a kid I wasn't scared of them. You barely feel anything. I think only once was I kinda sorta hurt by a shot.

08-08-2009, 10:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
EagerMinnow84 Status: Living in Technicolor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dancing with Gene Kelly Gender: Female Posts: 1,189	I am not scared but I cannot look at the needle if I have to get a shot. I close my eyes tightly, dig my fingernails into my skin (I tend to do this when I am stressed or at the dentist) and thankful when it is over. __________________ I don't know, I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool

08-08-2009, 10:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
kpiper0101 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Eugene, OR Gender: Female Age: 46 Posts: 354	I could care less about the needle, but I don't like the close proximity of the person administering the shot -- I'm afraid my arm might start shaking or something, and I'll be embarrassed, which of course, would make the shaking much worse. Humiliation is my greatest fear; physical pain has always taken a way distant second for me.