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LizBeth

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51. Needle phobic dude I so hear you. I am too. I was telling them I was, he was messing with the sleeve

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 03:29 PM

Apr 2021

and before I finished expressing how totally needle phobic I was he was done and I was asking, did you give it? Lol.

I have literally never had a shot like that. No enduring or getting thru at all.

The second, I felt that one but not in pain, just felt it.

So, be good to go and confident it is not a deal at all, let alone a big deal. And everyone is so happy, and helpful. Yea you.

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I get my first Pfizer in a couple of hours. I'm needle phobic and feeling nervous. [View all] Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 OP

Just look away or cover your eyes with an extra mask malaise Apr 2021 #1

The ironic thing is that I've had to get a flu shot every year for my former job. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #20

My siblings and their husbands all got theirs before me so I was malaise Apr 2021 #29

I got my second Pfizer last week Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #2

Just a little pinch. pwb Apr 2021 #3

I'm also terrified of needles. Nothing to worry about! madibella Apr 2021 #4

Oh, I definitely will tell them. 😄 Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #22

Ask the jabber to inject really, really slowly leftstreet Apr 2021 #5

I'm getting mine tomorrow. Not needle phobic, but still a bit nervous for unspecified reasons lol. Treefrog Apr 2021 #6

tomorrow for me too. Moderna at Rite Aid Pharmacy. IcyPeas Apr 2021 #13

Pfizer at CVS in a state in which I don't live lol. I'm making it a road trip. Treefrog Apr 2021 #27

It wasn't bad at all Ritabert Apr 2021 #7

You will be fine. I hate needles too. Polly Hennessey Apr 2021 #8

I'm not worried about the after effects. It's the actual needle encounter that gets me anxious. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #28

didn't even feel it! bedazzled Apr 2021 #9

I didn't even feel it FBaggins Apr 2021 #10

I agree with the others here, FoxNewsSucks Apr 2021 #11

Got mine yesterday. C_U_L8R Apr 2021 #12

Please don't be... miss-nasty Apr 2021 #14

I had the same response 10 seconds after the shot. Lochloosa Apr 2021 #31

You know best how to deal with it (with avoidance off the table!), Hortensis Apr 2021 #15

I know. There was a nurse in our employee health whose needle I literally never felt. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #35

Just don't look.. HipChick Apr 2021 #16

Just look away nykym Apr 2021 #17

It wasn't bad. You'll be ok. In_The_Wind Apr 2021 #18

The pinch felt less than my flu shot to be honest. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2021 #19

You will barely feel it. Promise. Kahuna Apr 2021 #21

I get my microchip today too! PTWB Apr 2021 #23

Maybe we'll be able to communicate telepathically.🤣 Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #37

I get my 2nd dose of Pfizer is a couple hours. mommymarine2003 Apr 2021 #24

I looked the other way, didn't even feel the needle FakeNoose Apr 2021 #25

It's a nothing shot as shots go. Think of the benefits. Lochloosa Apr 2021 #26

I didn't feel the needle at all. Don't stress about it. beaglelover Apr 2021 #30

It's A Very High Gauge Needle ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #32

here, read these Amishman Apr 2021 #33

...The Only Thing that Hurt Was NOT Getting a Lolli-pop like When I was a Kid Stallion Apr 2021 #34

I'll come home and eat a load of chocolate. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #44

Look away and start talking about something you enjoy. Lars39 Apr 2021 #36

The only thing that hurts is the microchip going in....... Nevilledog Apr 2021 #38

And, from what I've heard..... Rorey Apr 2021 #45

Relax the muscles in your arm. Tensing works against you..... lindysalsagal Apr 2021 #39

No, I'm not really that bad. Rachel Maddow's phobia is much worse than mine. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #47

Get drunk and smoke a little weed first. Always works for me. :) n/t brewens Apr 2021 #40

Neither is my thing, but I did take extra clonazapam. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #50

I didn't even feel that first shot Rorey Apr 2021 #41

Don't worry AZProgressive Apr 2021 #42

I am needle phobic and so is my middle son Bettie Apr 2021 #43

National Guardsman gave me my first. gibraltar72 Apr 2021 #46

Look away and you won't even feel it. I didn't when I had my 2 Pfizer shots. catbyte Apr 2021 #48

Don't look. I didn't feel the shot, and jumped when she put on the bandaid! LOL! Greybnk48 Apr 2021 #49

Needle phobic dude I so hear you. I am too. I was telling them I was, he was messing with the sleeve LizBeth Apr 2021 #51

I felt nothing and I got Pfizer. gldstwmn Apr 2021 #52

I get my second shot tomorrow at one o'clock peggysue2 Apr 2021 #53

I'm pretty needle phobic, too. luvs2sing Apr 2021 #54

One source of comfort is that at least I will be "owning the cons". Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #55

It was the most completely painless shot I've ever had. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #56

Suddenly lost my hearing in my left ear a few years ago. Went to a specialist in Indianapolis and mobeau69 Apr 2021 #57

I focus on my fears zipplewrath Apr 2021 #58

I'm not needle phobic - but a suggestion ga_girl Apr 2021 #59

Didn't even feel it Sympthsical Apr 2021 #60

Think of the millions before you who walked out with nothing more serious than a bandaid ... marble falls Apr 2021 #61

Oh I'm definitely doing it. Just feeling a little angsty at the moment. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #63

You'll do fine! And we'll all be proud of your bravery! marble falls Apr 2021 #64

So is my daughter BornADemocrat Apr 2021 #62

Do it for the rest of us. roamer65 Apr 2021 #65

Just got it. Am in the waiting area. I'm doing it for ME and my kids and mom. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #66

Good job!!!!! roamer65 Apr 2021 #67