ARE YOU AFRAID OF NEEDLES?

No, cannot say I have a fear of needles, but still look away when they are about to enter, but I guess I would say I do not like the one at the Dentist, now that is a worry! lol

terrified of those! they could just be small instruments, but i dread the touch of it in any part of my body! all in the family has that phobia, i can tell u! ironically speaking, i have undergone an open-heart surgery when i was 23 yrs old and i was bombarded with a lot of needles! i cant imagine how many there were! and not just needles! tubes were inserted in me! but until now, i cant get it over me. i am still terrified of needles!

not really. Tell you what is worse large hil on a bike that hurts like a millionneedles at once.

i don't have a phobia which is good because i work in a hospital but given the choice between taking pills and having a shot i'll take the pill any tme.

I used to be until I became a Nurse...The first injection I had to give, I almost fainted myself -just holding the syringe/needle..lol..So not only did it give me a great career, but it cured one of my biggest fears at the time~

Holy crap yes! I once needed a blood test to test for gladular fever, done in the doctors office with a doctor Ive seen since late childhood and my mother, so the people around me were fine and the environment was relaxed. She put the needle in but was not able to draw any blood because I was so tense, it took them 10 minutes for me to relax enough for them to take it out. Another instance was when my sister got her appendix out, hopped up on morphine when I asked what the thing on her finger was, she said it was (with my prodding) a needle. When I had a knee operation the nurse was going to put one of them on my finger (it was a pulse measurer), my pulse rate was so high (even after knowing what it really was) that she had to get me to imagine nice things. Second time it was still so high, so she had to wait 10 minutes and do it by hand :P I have, however, got over this fear in recent years. I thought it was kinda silly and I should get over it and do my civic duty (donate blood). The nurses there were fabulous and looked after (distracted) me really well so that now I can even donate plasma without a problem. Sorry its so long :P

I am terrified of needles, I would love to to be able to give blood also but I know I would either faint or be physically sick.

no. once you get so many of them you become used to it.

Yes, I am terrified of needles, which is why I don't have any tattoos or my ears aren't pierced. I'm going to have to get blood drawn for a test to figure out why I'm always so cold and I am not looking forward to that. I don't faint at the sight of a needle, but I definitely do not volunteer myself to give blood, haha. That's for sure.

Very much so. I am always so nurvous when i have to go to the lab and give blood for blood tests. I have to look away and hope that they do it fast.i have too in the past ,passed out when i saw the needle, and that was even befor she stuck me.

i have had ove 250 injections, ivs, blood tests and treaments involving needles since 1990 so they have no effect on me.....

Nah, not at all. I love donating blood!

no fear here of needles

Yes, I hate when they take blood ==[

not a problem with it unless i havent eaten all day. i actually drew my own blood once. its not as easy as it looks i'll tell ya. so those ppl are very well trained.

No I am not...

Yes I am very afraid of needles... If I need to get an injection I always need to lay down or else I will faint. I just can not help it...

It is a fairly common fear which I do not have, but I don't particularly like to watch one go in to my arm. I always look away. I especially didn't like it when an oral surgeon gave me a shot to numb my tongue, (with what seemed like the biggest needle I ever saw!!!), so that they could do a biopsy on my tongue, yes, my tongue. Talk about pain!! That was the only time I ever had tears just automatically spring from my eyes. As far as donating blood, I have very small veins and I've only done it twice and never again. The first time they got some blood out of me with some difficulty and the 2nd time they tried at least 3 times leaving my arms all black and blue.

no im not

Nope, I'm not afraid of needles at all. I used to not like shots when I was younger, but now I am fine with them. I also have tons of tattoos, so ... =)