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Post by Lokifan on Dec 5, 2012 21:34:12 GMT
This site is pretty good on the subject: www.needlephobia.info/Desensitization and relaxation therapy is the traditional approach. Desensitization works like immunization--expose yourself to it a little at a time until you can handle it. Relaxation therapy tries to get you to control your response to the stimulus so that you don't freak out. It's forcing yourself to mentally "go to your happy place (no, I'm not kidding)" rather than be overwhelmed by the phobia. Both help. |
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 7, 2012 8:55:32 GMT
Running into a burning building......
I have had too much experience thinking about running away from a burning Truck....(If the driver is running try and keep up?...)
All-right, so, that is in my Imagination.... Experience, I did one get stuck with a Fire, although my more imaginative side may embellish the facts of a Chip-Pan fire that started to take over my Kitchen, I reacted correctly by grabbing the chopping board I have and putting that over the pan to suffocate the flames and turning the gas off then retiring to a safe distance, it scared the holy cr@p out of me.....
My current kitchen has near the exits a full range of Fire blankets and Powder all-fires extinguishers, somewhat over the top for a domestic kitchen I know, but since that Chip pan fire, our house is EXTREMELY fire resistant.... I have seen the results of house fires once to many times to take any chances?...
Would I run towards the flames?...
I suppose when its your own family, you would, naturally..........
But it doesnt stop me from being slightly disturbed whilst writing this when thinking about my own respect-fear of fires and flames?....
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Post by User Unavailable on Dec 7, 2012 15:45:03 GMT
Needles have never bothered me, though I have seen some pretty hard core and highly trained professional troops, go out like a light at the sight of a needle coming near them at inoculation time. I know its psychological, I just never understood it.
Until I joined the Marines, I NEVER had any kind of anesthetic for any kind of dental procedure, including drilling out cavities for a filling. It didn't hurt. (I learned when I got older that Dr. Adams didn't use anesthetic as he had a patient who turned out to be unknowingly allergic to the anesthetic, die in his chair, before help could arrive, so he never used anesthetic again)
I was surprised the first time I went to the dental clinic in the Marines and the dental tech wanted to know if I needed anesthetic for a simple cleaning...I was like "Whaaaat?"
Though I am glad I had anesthetic for the removal of my lower Wisdom teeth while I was in boot camp, as they had to break those into pieces with a small hammer and chisel to extract them.
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Post by rmc on Dec 15, 2012 3:55:18 GMT
go to about 3:40 into the video:
and don't forget about 7:00 into it too:
Also, as to the questionable language in the above video - how can you have a "this will only hurt a little" discussion expecting only G or PG language?
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Post by the light works on May 20, 2014 16:25:40 GMT
It gets worse. in our paramedic kit we have a wonderful little device called "easyIO." (IO = Intra Osteo, AKA in the bone)
you take out the cordless screwdriver, fit the "bit" which is a combination drill, screw, and needle, and drill it into the patient's shinbone. the last resort when you are having trouble getting a good vein.
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Post by ponytail61 on May 21, 2014 1:50:07 GMT
It gets worse. in our paramedic kit we have a wonderful little device called "easyIO." (IO = Intra Osteo, AKA in the bone) you take out the cordless screwdriver, fit the "bit" which is a combination drill, screw, and needle, and drill it into the patient's shinbone. the last resort when you are having trouble getting a good vein. So who was the reincarnation of a medieval doctor came up with that? Or was it something left over from the Spanish Inquisition? I better be in a coma if you break out the dewalt. |
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Post by the light works on May 21, 2014 2:04:19 GMT
It gets worse. in our paramedic kit we have a wonderful little device called "easyIO." (IO = Intra Osteo, AKA in the bone) you take out the cordless screwdriver, fit the "bit" which is a combination drill, screw, and needle, and drill it into the patient's shinbone. the last resort when you are having trouble getting a good vein. So who was the reincarnation of a medieval doctor came up with that? Or was it something left over from the Spanish Inquisition? I better be in a coma if you break out the dewalt. the patient is typically unconscious before that comes out; and frequently actively dying. |
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Post by ponytail61 on May 21, 2014 2:33:33 GMT
So who was the reincarnation of a medieval doctor came up with that? Or was it something left over from the Spanish Inquisition? I better be in a coma if you break out the dewalt. the patient is typically unconscious before that comes out; and frequently actively dying. OK it's obviously not as bad as I first imagined. Just sounds weird. |
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Post by the light works on May 21, 2014 3:55:56 GMT
the patient is typically unconscious before that comes out; and frequently actively dying. OK it's obviously not as bad as I first imagined. Just sounds weird. well, I put it in emergency responder terms.... I rank it well below CPR and intubation for the cringe factor. |
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Post by kharnynb on May 21, 2014 8:59:39 GMT
I'm not big on needles, but i can handle them without too bad a reaction.
Anything that obscures my mouth though....I've ripped apart 3 anesthesia masks when they tried to cut my tonsils as a kid.
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Post by ironhold on May 21, 2014 14:42:26 GMT
I had to have blood drawn when I was a child, and so I still hate needles.
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Post by c64 on May 21, 2014 15:17:36 GMT
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