LogFAQs > #890149746

Yeah for me I don't think it's the needle itself, and in fact in the past the more painful the injection the better I felt afterwards >_>. I think it's the idea of injecting foreign agents/chemicals into your body. In fact in the past when I have gotten light-headed or passed out, it happened after the needle was already taken out.

Did just fine today though, was nervous in the lead-up and then the lady just popped it in and I was done. Didn't even do the whole "talk through it to take your mind off the shot" technique.

I just have to get over my fear of the optometrist now... That's a weird one most people don't understand, but taking drops to the eye that force your eyelids open, tint your vision yellow and dilate your pupils just really screws me up.