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Aug 2021
8:41pm, 2 Aug 2021
48,829 posts
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LindsD
OH was the same. But I guess that doesn't really matter to a needle-phobic person.
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Aug 2021
12:31am, 3 Aug 2021
14,797 posts
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JK *chameleon*
They were excellent with my anxiety and needle phobia. Either they had a secret sign between them, or it shone out of me, but they picked up somehow that I wasn't the most confident boy in the world.
Made me drink some water first ("It's champagne, it just looks like water"), then had a nice woman chat to me whilst stabber-in-chief did her stuff. And I still didn't feel like a total numpty 
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Aug 2021
7:01am, 3 Aug 2021
48,833 posts
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LindsD
Thank you!
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Aug 2021
8:12am, 3 Aug 2021
53,003 posts
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DrPhleecingD
They were super nice to Ds1, plus not phased by me going in to talk utter crap at him to distract him from thoughts of needles. He was just fine. A girl there had a bed already allocated to her in case of fainting as her dad went in and warned them first. I reckon they’re pretty good at dealing with everything by now!
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Aug 2021
8:31am, 3 Aug 2021
48,840 posts
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LindsD
It's just convincing him of that!
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Aug 2021
8:38am, 3 Aug 2021
5,955 posts
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DoricQuine
Our needle phobic son has also been known to keel over! But he was determined to get vaccinated and was able to change both his appointments to tines my OH could accompany him for reassurance and he was fine, despite over an hour wait in the queue for the second one!
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Aug 2021
9:22am, 3 Aug 2021
53,006 posts
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DrPhleecingD
Ds1 didn’t get much choice really, I made the appointments and told him about them then drove him there…I did say that he could change his mind, but the expectation was pretty clear! Plus he knows it’s the right thing to do and makes socialising less stressful
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Aug 2021
9:35am, 3 Aug 2021
15,356 posts
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NDWDave
Kudos to the needle-phobics out there getting it done. Luckily I have no issue disassociating the needle going in from what is actually happening but it is a perfectly rational fear...
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Aug 2021
9:38am, 3 Aug 2021
21,978 posts
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Rosehip
I've been trying every day to book a jab for Youngest, who turns 18 next week.
Today it finally let me through to book - and the nearest available centre is nearly 50 miles away.
Will try again tomorrow.
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Aug 2021
3:02pm, 19 Aug 2021
1,394 posts
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Looby Loo
I never thought it was helpful in all the adds for the vaccine to show needles being jabbed in arms. I kept thinking how off putting that must be for some to see.
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