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a thread on trypanophobia and how debilitating it can be - by someone who has debilitating trypanophobia
i stole this idea from @vaznecs so go check her out and her thread on emetophobia :)
WARNING: other than needles, this thread will contain talk of throw up, nausea, suffocation, panic/anxiety attacks, suicidal ideation, and medical procedures
FOR REFERENCE: trypanophobia is the extreme fear of needles, shots, medical procedures, and anything else that involves needles
ive had trypanophobia for around 5 years, usually it gets better with age but for some people (like me) thats not the case, and this thread is gonna be a general summery of how negativity my phobia has effected me and the people around me
BTW: trypanophobia comes in all severities, from just a mild fear to debilitating, this is just my experience with my phobia being very severe
- my mom has had to reschedule doctors appointments because of me having severe panic attacks just thinking about getting shots
// nausea
- ive had to stay home from visiting sick relatives in the hospital because the thought of going inside a hospital made me physically sick
- ive had to stay home from visiting sick relatives in the hospital because the thought of going inside a hospital made me physically sick
// emetophobia
- every time i look at a needle i either throw up or almost throw up
- every time i look at a needle i either throw up or almost throw up
// suicidal ideation (?)
- just thinking about needles makes you wanna curl up and die
- just thinking about needles makes you wanna curl up and die
- getting shots is your worst nightmare, ive had full on screaming and crying breakdowns because i was so terrified
- ESPECIALLY with an ed, i live in constant fear of hurting myself and having to go to the hospital because i cry at the thought of getting an iv or surgery
// suffocation
- also idk if its just me but sometimes i get phantom pains, like theres needles poking my entire body (most prominently my neck, arms, and feet) and it sometimes prevents me from sleeping because it feels like im suffocating
- also idk if its just me but sometimes i get phantom pains, like theres needles poking my entire body (most prominently my neck, arms, and feet) and it sometimes prevents me from sleeping because it feels like im suffocating
- for me at least, anything could trigger a panic attack if it reminds me of needles (sharp objects, hospitals, talk of diseases, etc)
- ive had to run out of movie theaters and movie nights with my family because there were hospitals/ivs/needles/etc, most notably when i watched “the exorcist” with my family a year or two ago, i still cant think about that movie without hyperventilating
// death (?)
- i think what effects me the most is just how embarrassing it is, especially when your having a panic attack in a doctors office and you feel like you’re about to die, people will think you’re just acting childish
- i think what effects me the most is just how embarrassing it is, especially when your having a panic attack in a doctors office and you feel like you’re about to die, people will think you’re just acting childish
trypanophobia isnt just “omg needles are scary” its, like i said, in its most debilitating form, having an anxiety attack by just the thought of a needle
sorry this was an impulsive thread bc people keep telling me to “get over it” and “face my fears” because its “really not that bad” and i really want them to stfu about it ok bye ty for reading :}
