Draw blood - conquer the fear of it
Who likes to have their blood drawn? The stab in the arm and the pulling are uncomfortable for many. If you have a real fear of it and avoid necessary exams, it can be problematic. Then it may be a specific phobia. A technique of targeted tension helps here.
Are you very afraid of syringes? Do you avoid having blood drawn even when it is necessary? A phobia can be the cause here. This is an exaggerated fear that is not appropriate. After all, a doctor doesn't want to harm you, but rather to help you Medication apply or check your health.
Where does the fear come from?
The intense fear may be because you have had a bad experience with an injection. For example, if you received a painful vaccination as a child, associate the injection with fear and danger. In this case, you will feel dizzy or even pass out.
- you body pretends to be dead. After all, fear has made blood drawing a threat to you. With the drop in blood pressure (loss of consciousness) you try to save yourself unconsciously from this situation.
- If you have fainted several times while drawing your blood, then you develop anticipatory anxiety. You fear that you will pass out again, and that increases your fear.
The targeted tension before drawing blood
If you experience dizziness and hot flashes before the blood draw, it is due to your fear. You can prevent this with targeted tension.
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- This is how it works: Tense your stomach by pulling it in. Also tighten your thighs and buttocks. Clench your hands in a fist and clench your teeth firmly. You are welcome to tense other muscles of your body. This makes the method work better.
- This tension causes your muscles to be supplied with more blood and thereby the Blood pressure remains stable. The dizziness goes away again. Repeat this tensioning five times in a row, with approx. 10 seconds break in between.
- Now you can try to use this method to counter your fears. Look at a picture of a syringe. If you get dizzy while doing this, use the method of targeted tension. Repeat until the dizziness is gone and you no longer mind the picture of the syringe much.
- You can also use videos. On YouTube, under keywords such as “injection” or “blood sampling”, you will find videos on which nurses show the procedure. If you look at these recordings and experience dizziness again, use the tension exercise.
- The aim is to endure these pictures and videos better. This can take a few weeks. If you dare to see a doctor, you can also use the tensioning procedure in the waiting room. You can't tell by looking at it.
Overcoming the fear of drawing blood is quite laborious. But it is worth it, necessary Investigations no longer having to postpone it. If the fear is only slight, the trick of sucking on a piece of glucose while doing this also helps. Researchers have shown that this makes the syringes appear less painful.
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