Are you scared of getting injections?

I hate injections, and the worse part is i have to give myself injections because of my medical condition. No matter how often, I never get use to it.

i have the same problem, i dont know why i'm so afraid of the needles. Last time i had to draw blood for insulin test, and you know it took me nearly Half an hour to be prepared. Nurse was so pissed off cause she had to come again and again for me, every time my response was the same" Wait a minute till i get ready". After about half an hour she drew my blood , it was not so painful but i dont know why i get so tensed whenever i see needle. You know i have drawn my blood may be over 30 times but every time i fear of needle

Needles don't bother me at all. I am not afraid of injections, in fact I find it really interesting and I always watch. It is weird how they can find exactly where to place the needle. I think it is an art form and not everyone can do it. The only time I really didn't like getting an injection was when I was getting a cortizone shot. If course it wasn't the needle that I didn't like, it was them wiggling it around once they got in into me, in order to find the exact place to inject the cortizone. Then the cortizone was really hot and felt really weird once the actaully injected it.

LOL that sounds like me :) I really have a huge problem with needles.I don't need to have nurses holding me anymore, like I did when I was a kid, but believe me it's pure torture any time I have to have a needle stuck on me. I think when I had my kids, I decided against an epidural right away , not because i thought it was dangerous or bad for the baby, but because it was a needle LOL

Needles don't scare me a bit. Guess its becasue we live on a farm and we have to inject cattle from time to time. Good thing, too, since I am to start chemo treatments soon. One month will be IVs, the remaining 11 will be self administered shots. I honestly can say I have no problem with needles.

I've never really been afraid to get injections, I didn't used to mind them much and used to watch as the blood went in the tube, but after I had my daughter, for some reason, I'm a bit afraid of them, although I don't show it, I think the fear is more fear of pain than actually the needle going in.

I don't LIKE them...I doubt anyone does but I've had it done lots of times and am find with it. I know some people pass out from needles.

I don't particularly like injections either. Perhaps your boyfriend has a genuine phobia of needles, it's nothing to be ashamed of, and I am shocked that people in the medical profession would be laughing at someone that they can see is in genuine distress. It sounds to me as though those staff lack the compassion required to work in such an environment, or perhaps they need to go on some additional training sesssions in how to deal with and respect patients. Some people may be scared or apprehensive of needles because of past bad experiences, or through having experienced a large number of injections in the past. One of the best ways to deal with an injection especially in the arm, is to look away, and maybe count in your mind to take your mind off the situation, a good nurse will complete the procedure in seconds. If someone is going for a blood test then again that might not be solely due to fear of needles but fear of the sight of blood. I would strongly suggest you find another hospital, another GP. I am shocked that people would find the situation funny and discuss patient details with non medical staff in such a way.

im already 27 but im also scared of injections. i dont resist them but still scared. they dont hurt actually. but the needle is near, i just feel weird.heheheh

I don't like them, but I'm not afraid of them. It doesn't hurt so much. When I've broken my arm, i got infusion, or how is it called, and thats more disgusting to me. But it is made to help us.

Well basically, all peaple hates injection but no all people fears injection. Its different. Well i had this expereince when I was in 2nd year college, taking up nursing, we had to do a demonstration regarding injections. What we did was we grabbed our own partners and demonstrated the procedures of injection to our professors. The funny thing is that, most of my classmates are crying with their partners because of their fear. Lol. And take not, they are the future nurse's and yet they still fear injections.

Me have a needle phobia, oh you bet ! Although no matter how much cringing, teeth-gritting and antics of refusal, when my cyst burst it was intravenous pain killers and antibiotics to the rescue, or so I was told, the morphine hit me hard. Never again !

uhmm im not really scared of getting injections because im the one who would get injections from others. haha. My course for college is "nursing" and i want to know more about health and injections. when i was a child, there was a thing called "donate your blood" where we are required to donate blood for the poor ones. it was itchy and fun.

I hate the anticipation leading up to the needle. The second it hits my skin, I'm fine. I doubt I'd be able to watch it go in though. I probably wouldn't be able to watch someone else get a needle.

Yeah, When I was a child I really scared of needle. I was very frighten when seeing nurse heating the needle over flame. This was what we, children called 'fire needle'lol:). But when I had grown up I never scare of injection any more and I'll watch in awe. I also encourage my hubby and my son do so.

i am also scared of getting injections,i prefer it in my arm rather then in my back.

I am undergoing allergy treatment so I have to take injections every month. I have so far taken more than 70 injections with in the last 4 years. I took all by myself. It is a painful process. But I don't mind. I understand your fear my friend is also very afraid of needles. He didn't mind going for an operation but what was very worried about the anesthetic injection. He was willing to stay awake for an operation because of his fear of needles. Reagrds

I am not afraid of needles but I'm not fond of it either. As much as possible I stay away from tests that needs injections or blood extractions. But if needed be, I can take it.

yeah, first you will see the big tip of a needle, you will be scared and also when it stuck on you, it hurts like the bite of the ant.. But in case i needed to be injected i will have to overcome these thoughts , i just don't want that i will inject myself coz i can't..

I hate injections, but im not scared of them and there's nothing to be scared of if you're in a clean place. The needle goes in you for about 6 seconds and its done. I dont really feel the needle going into my skin. When you go for your next injection, just relax and try not to look at the needle. If you dont look at it, and relax yourself, chances are you wont notice the needle going in at all.