I still remember those days when my parents would take me to the health center for vaccinations by pretending to take me to the park and when the doctor would try to give me the injection, i would scream and cry and once i even kicked a doctor in his face. The nurses would hold me trying to keep me steady and the stinging after the injection would just intensify my screaming so much that once i had a sore throat for about 2 weeks because of so much screaming.
The doctors would make fun of me and say that even smaller kids than me would not cry. I had almost developed a phobia to syringes that i couldn't even stand their sight. I wondered when seeing movies how they would so simply pierce the needles deep into their veins and then take it out so simply without even an "OUCH".
Admit it that you still are afraid of injection till date. There is nothing wrong in being afraid and neither it is something to be ashamed of. I am too and perhaps much more than you. You can't get to overcome your fears in a day but here are some tricks with which i managed to not freak out and keep calm during injections:
1. Sing a Song Aloud!
This may seem a bit stupid and the doctor might feel that you are mental and scold you to keep steady but believe me this works. The main idea is to shift your attention away from the event which your are currently in. I remember when i was about 10 years old, and i got a TETANUS injection in my buttocks and it hurt me so bad that i just put on my pants somehow and ran away from the health center holding my 'bum' and crying on the streets of Nagpur. I was angry at my parents, the doctor and the staff there which held me like an untamed beast. It was about like 50 meters away i stopped. My buttocks were rounder than before because of the swelling and my fear was just acting like a catalyst to the pain.
But the same TETANUS injection after 4 years after i cut my fingers on a rusted fence was better. I was singing aloud and all the patients in the waiting line and the nurses and staff were laughing. Let them laugh! It hurts less, and you feel better.
2. Talk about some sensitive topic with the doctor.
This might seem like a 'wtf' (fish) option but its proven. When you are debating on some controversial topic with someone who has the exactly opposite views, then you suddenly have an urge to prove the person in front of you wrong. That's human nature, to dominate yourself over others. You get excited, you get intensified and your voice becomes louder. Your body releases adrenaline and suddenly you get so euphoric that you don't even feel the syringe piercing your flesh. It'll be over in just a second. No pain. Though it may sting a bit later.
3. Think about something naughty!
'You know what i mean right?'. Teachers and Employers have often reported that students and even some adults get lost in their sexual dreams to such an extent that don't even hear the person in front of them who is screaming out like 'Godzilla'. Trends and cases like this have increased in the past decade much with online adult content and children getting to know how they were made a hell lot earlier. But you can use this to your advantage. This is not for everyone but according to a report 95% of the population of world have watched porn in some part of their lives. Sometimes you can just make your weaknesses your strongest asset. No personnel experience by the way.
4. Hear a heavy metal/rock song & turn up the volume.
This is just the opposite of the 1st option. If you can't sing aloud or are just too shy then perhaps you can plug in your earphones and switch on some heavy metal song or a rock song. Now the concept behind every step is to divert your attention. Heavy songs works most though you can try soft songs also if you like. The idea is to get completely lost and immersed in the flow of the music. I remember listening to 'Metallica: The Day That Never Comes' when i was given a dose to reduce my severe stomach pain. It worked for me and I am sure it'll work for you too.
5. Turn around! Don't look
This is a no nonsense step but i didn't get any marvelous results from this. Eventually i kept looking even though i kept telling myself not to look. This works only if you have a very strong self control on yourself.
6. The mutation way!!
If none of the ways have worked for you then you could just perhaps get yourself mutated and get a skin like hulk. Self recovery mechanism and an almost impenetrable skin. Just go to a nuclear power station and have a 'radio-bath' or make yourself a cocktail blend of some of the finest chemicals and a pinch of radioactive metal to taste.
Don't take the last one too seriously! you could hurt yourself bad. Very bad.
Its time to stop crying like a baby and be a man! Take control over your fears. You have the potential in you just need to ignite the spark!
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