Have you tried not looking at it? For me, as long as I don’t see the actual blood I’m fine. If I see someone donating or giving samples I feel the same way. So I always make sure to look elsewhere.
Yeah, I look away and ask the person performing the draw to keep me talking (ask me dumb stuff like what am I doing later) to keep me from thinking about it. I’m a lot better now because I once took a medication that required a lot of blood checks of my liver or kidneys, but I’m still not able to do the extended draw required for this.
I can’t do it because of my illogical fear of the process (even a sample makes me feel dizzy / like I’ll pass out). I salute you.
Have you tried not looking at it? For me, as long as I don’t see the actual blood I’m fine. If I see someone donating or giving samples I feel the same way. So I always make sure to look elsewhere.
Yeah, I look away and ask the person performing the draw to keep me talking (ask me dumb stuff like what am I doing later) to keep me from thinking about it. I’m a lot better now because I once took a medication that required a lot of blood checks of my liver or kidneys, but I’m still not able to do the extended draw required for this.
Oh, that must suck. Sorry to hear that man.
Thanks, could be worse. A friend almost passed out getting the jab. He’s got it more than I do. Cheers!