I think it's an actual phobia, my earliest memory is being held down by some doctors as they drew my blood. I'm not sure what to do about it:
- Continue ignoring doctors
- Simply accept the panic attack and get a blood test
- Try to get prescribed a single benzo or attempt to self medicate with phenibut before the test
- Go to actual therapy and successfuly eliminate the phobia (is this even possible?)
Yeah after typing this out the choice is clear. I will go with number 1.
The combo of the little bench and the inner elbow gets me
Sounds like it’s the particulars of the ritual that get you. I assume then you don’t have an issue with vaccination injections?
I used to be a little uncomfortable with all injections but vaccinations are so routine I got over it.