“One can get over a phobia about a shot using logic and a plan. Any phobia can be overcome, it doesn’t have to be permanent.”
The way I dealt with my selfie needle phobia was, “It’s this or dying - one or the other”. That worked fairly well. :)
With the injections I had to give myself, it took to the count of six (slowly) to complete the shot. The worst part was the jab. I got a bit queasy and flushed standing with the needle in my hand, poised to jab it into my abdomen. Then I’d remind myself that I had no choice, and that it wasn’t actually very painful, that the needle was very short, then somehow I managed to just get it done. I am no longer in awe of people that have to jab their thighs daily. One such thigh-selfie person told me that she didn’t think she’d be able to do shots in the abdomen, and that surprised me.
““It’s this or dying - one or the other”. That worked fairly well. :)”
I used to take allergy shots in my leg. I didn’t have any trouble doing that. With other hurtful things, I would tell myself, “This won’t kill me so do it and it will be over.” I figure I can go through anything that won’t kill me.
There are some instances when doing a hurtful thing is better than the hurtful thing causing you to do something. An example is, my knee was so painful and I had to use a cane that didn’t help that much, I got to the point I wouldn’t have cared if they cut it off, it hurt that much. Going in for that surgery to clean out the knee, was a pleasure - fix the knee. The level of pain after the surgery was nothing compared to the pain before the surgery.