[dleeftink]

Again, I completely understand. Something is taken from you, and the whole song and dance leading up to it can amplify the negative associations.

You have agency in this situation and should inform and communicate your anxieties to any attending nurse or physician, possibly in advance. There are guidelines and support protocols in place exactly because of the strangeness some medical procedures invoke.

At the same time, their (slight) discomfort is the 'price to pay' for a mind at ease. My advice: try and rationalise it to a fault. I'd wager millions have blood works taken each day, and are only better for it. You will be among them.

Dare I say, I've even learned to be intrigued by those little vials whenever I have my blood works done -- so much information can be gathered from so little. A life in need can be a beneficiary from less than a minute of your time.

Don't let the imprints of your childhood define you. There is much else to gain.

[4ggr0]

> Don't let the imprints of your childhood define you. There is much else to gain.

Very well said :) Appreciate it!