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<blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1299407" data-attributes="member: 39639"><p>Welcome [USER=351562]@rubyking[/USER] <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I had and still have a needle phobia. It's mostly controlled now but every so often I feel it bubbling under the surface. Funnily, I'm ok when I'm doing the needles, but freak out when it's a nurse or somebody else.</p><p></p><p>How I dealt with it was by 'thinking past' the injection. It's hard to explain, but I didn't think about what I was doing, I thought past that to what I was about to eat/do. So obviously I'm concentrating and looking at the needle because I have to, but my conscious mind isn't thinking or looking - it's busy 'thinking past' the needle. </p><p></p><p>I taught myself to do that over the first weeks of diagnosis, but there's psychological help available - do seek as much help as you can until you find something that works for you. </p><p></p><p>I have a pump and that's a lot better. What was the problem with the pump for you?</p><p></p><p>Don't despair - phobias can be beaten, or at least reduced enough to allow you to give your diabetes the care it needs. Avoiding complications and feeling more myself on a daily basis is a good motivator for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azure, post: 1299407, member: 39639"] Welcome [USER=351562]@rubyking[/USER] :) I had and still have a needle phobia. It's mostly controlled now but every so often I feel it bubbling under the surface. Funnily, I'm ok when I'm doing the needles, but freak out when it's a nurse or somebody else. How I dealt with it was by 'thinking past' the injection. It's hard to explain, but I didn't think about what I was doing, I thought past that to what I was about to eat/do. So obviously I'm concentrating and looking at the needle because I have to, but my conscious mind isn't thinking or looking - it's busy 'thinking past' the needle. I taught myself to do that over the first weeks of diagnosis, but there's psychological help available - do seek as much help as you can until you find something that works for you. I have a pump and that's a lot better. What was the problem with the pump for you? Don't despair - phobias can be beaten, or at least reduced enough to allow you to give your diabetes the care it needs. Avoiding complications and feeling more myself on a daily basis is a good motivator for me. [/QUOTE]
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