Crnr2Crnr Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Don't be afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Really ? That many ? Or certain demographic like San Fran, Provincetown or the like ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Opposite here. In my 30's I've let the doc cut a skin sample out of my leg then bailed when he sent me downstairs to the lab for blood tests. Now that I am 50 i get blood work 2x a year and have had a couple dental implants so over the fear at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted October 25, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 25, 2021 I don't really understand the being afraid of needles thing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 35 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Don't be afraid. Oh the iorny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: I don't really understand the being afraid of needles thing It is odd. Only thing I can think of . Could be people over 50 in America still have the early fourm of our vaccine papers on our arm ? I still vividly remember standing in line in school the kid would go in the current would shut then a sound like air then the crying would start then the next kid had to go in . In today's world we would all prib be diagnosed with PTSD after that ordeal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old indy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: It is odd. Only thing I can think of . Could be people over 50 in America still have the early fourm of our vaccine papers on our arm ? I still vividly remember standing in line in school the kid would go in the current would shut then a sound like air then the crying would start then the next kid had to go in . In today's world we would all prib be diagnosed with PTSD after that ordeal I vividly recall standing in the hall, lined up to get jabbed in school. listening to that , thump.. over and over till it was your turn it WAs sort of torture like the first time. Edited October 25, 2021 by old indy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 26 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: I don't really understand the being afraid of needles thing X2. Just another “you are all afraid” bullshit narrative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 25, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 25, 2021 Another "study." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 33 minutes ago, Zambroski said: X2. Just another “you are all afraid” bullshit narrative. Real men get vaccinated!!! They just don’t get their hands dirty. I have finished out the day with my fingers taped up and a ball of bloody paper towels wrapped around my hand. Many times . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalina Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Used to work with a guy you would think of as pretty 'tough'. Not afraid of anything, did all kinds of heavy work. Nurse came to the office to give flu shots. He wanted to skip it, we talked him into getting the shot. As soon as the nurse pulled the needle out, he did a face plant on the table, fainted. Some people REALLY don't like needles. Has nothing to do with hating to see blood, it's different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3600 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Not scared of needles, give blood and have blood draws all the time. Don't like to watch it go into the skin but once its in there I'm ok with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) I'll be the first to say, I hate needles. I shouldn't be, since I've had hundreds of jabs since I was a kid and all of the surgeries I had on my feet. But to this day, I still can't stand them. Yes, I'll go through whatever requires a jab but it's almost like taste aversion the moment that alcohol pad is used to wipe down my arm. It's a sick feeling (without actually getting sick, or fainting). I just close my eyes or look the other way and get it over with. Edited October 25, 2021 by Bontz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 25, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 25, 2021 They don't bother me in the slightest......I like watching them draw blood on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I hate needles, dentist, anything pain-wise clinically induced. Yet if I smash my finger with a hammer out in the garage, no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Ez ryder said: It is odd. Only thing I can think of . Could be people over 50 in America still have the early fourm of our vaccine papers on our arm ? I still vividly remember standing in line in school the kid would go in the current would shut then a sound like air then the crying would start then the next kid had to go in . In today's world we would all prib be diagnosed with PTSD after that ordeal I remember... I totally made this whole shit up, statistics and all when I saw a bunch of jab posts this morning. Thought about the funniest jab I could and 'the Doc' from Cannonball Run immediately came to mind. 1 hour ago, Zambroski said: X2. Just another “you are all afraid” bullshit narrative. YOU ARE AFRAID of your wife taking 1/2 your shit. 51 minutes ago, Catalina said: Used to work with a guy you would think of as pretty 'tough'. Not afraid of anything, did all kinds of heavy work. Nurse came to the office to give flu shots. He wanted to skip it, we talked him into getting the shot. As soon as the nurse pulled the needle out, he did a face plant on the table, fainted. Some people REALLY don't like needles. Has nothing to do with hating to see blood, it's different. When I was a kid I got allergy shots all the fucking time, in my 20s the place I worked did quarterly blood draws for lead, had to do stomach injections of Lovenox for a month on myself after the first time I survived blood clots, and more... never bothered me one bit. BUT, also when I was a little kid I was getting a filling and the dentist went a little overboard with the novacaine needle, and from that point forward I've never let a dentist stick a needle in my mouth for a filling or filling repair. I have a pretty high threshold for pain and it freaks out most every hygienist or dentist I've encountered since. The most interesting thing I've watched first hand was the second time I survived blood clots and they shoved the cath and tube up my groin, through my heart and into my lungs. Science and technology is fucking amazing. My old boss was a tough fucker but similar to your story, when the vampire came to work for the blood draws, if he looked, black out city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Cold War said: Real men get vaccinated!!! They just don’t get their hands dirty. I have finished out the day with my fingers taped up and a ball of bloody paper towels wrapped around my hand. Many times . Yeah, we’d be knee deep into the “you’re a racist for not getting the jab” by now if it weren’t for their negroes not getting it either. So, BE A MAN! GET THE VAX! Pffft…suck it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted October 25, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Cold War said: Real men get vaccinated!!! They just don’t get their hands dirty. I have finished out the day with my fingers taped up and a ball of bloody paper towels wrapped around my hand. Many times . No electrical tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 44 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: No electrical tape? Duct tape! In the winter when my thumbs split open. I do a couple shots and wife sews them back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Cold War said: Duct tape! In the winter when my thumbs split open. I do a couple shots and wife sews them back together. Best thing is to dump some concrete dry mix on it 2nd best still wet cement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I am not a fan of the ones they use at the dentists. I can't watch those fuckers just close my eyes . Regular Shots and draws could care less . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted October 25, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted October 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Angry ginger said: Opposite here. In my 30's I've let the doc cut a skin sample out of my leg then bailed when he sent me downstairs to the lab for blood tests. Now that I am 50 i get blood work 2x a year and have had a couple dental implants so over the fear at this point. A guy I used to work with was the biggest hypochondriac I ever met, every ache and sniffle required a doctor visit. The only problem was he was deathly afraid of needles, he actually had to lie on a table with an ice pack on his forehead to get blood drawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I used to give my wife B12 shots. I put IV needles in my cat to hydrate her when she was sick. Won't go to a dentist if he can't give a smooth jab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted October 25, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted October 25, 2021 Meh needles dont really bother me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 By that age most have had many, many shots and shouldn't be scared of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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