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phobia conquered!
| Fri, 09-02-2005 - 12:25am |
Well, I've posted here before about my needle phobia, but I'm not sure how many remember -- in any case, I have defeated it! I used to have a needle phobia so severe that the thought of getting any sort of injection would cause me to faint and I refused medical care for about five years if it involved a needle, no matter how badly I thought it was necessary. Well, last week, I went and got some blood drawn, and the Celexa that I have been on really did its job, because although I freaked out and felt as though I would faint, I didn't, and I let the nurse take my blood, which is an amazing step forward. So now I have the info about my body that I wanted so badly, and I didn't even have to put up a major scene to get it. I feel like such a new person that I might go to a blood bank just to prove to myself that I'm ok and that I can do that honorable thing that everyone without a needle phobia does. Every time I think I need to go off my medication cause it's making me fat, or I get complacent, or whatever, something comes along to remind me that this actually is a medication that was fixing an actual problem.
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| Fri, 09-02-2005 - 8:42am |
You rock, gf! I know the med has helped, but it's only a tool. You're responsible for much of your success. Please tell us what sort of thoughts you used, as the blood was being drawn to stay in control. That would be helpful to all of us. Wishing you continued success. (((hugs))) jan


