#needle phobia

[sayangrafayel]

Friend I am in need and am going to make a request. I need to get a cavity filled tomorrow so if you ever have time could you write the LaDS men reaction to a reader with needle/dental phobia (mostly needle I guess). Anything like which of them would hold your hand through it and which ones would make fun (if any cause i can'timagine they would which is why i could use the support haha). Currently freaking the fuck out 🙃

Sorry if you're not taking asks rn! And no worries if you don't want to do it 💙

Ask and you shall receive! Reader is afraid of needles (and you can see it as a dental work too even though I use arm)!

How would they react if you have a needle phobia?

Who's gonna hold your hand or maybe try to distract you? Or maybe joke around with you just so you wouldn't think about the process?

Sylus, Xavier, Rafayel, Zayne, Caleb.

Sylus

This man hates seeing you in any kind of pain.

Oh you think he would distract you alone? Wrong. He's bringing in your twins and Mephie to help him. He knows how much you love them.

This scene from Brooklyn 99 where Captain Holt and Terry dance to distract Amy? That's them. He would personally sing the song too. You'd be so confused seeing him like that, you wouldn't even notice the needle.

Xavier

He will hold your hand without any questions.

He wonders though, you are such a badass hunter but why is it you're afraid of needles.. but he understands how phobia works, so he doesn't mind at all.

Distracts you by putting on a little light show for you, making you your favorite kind of animal with his evol and makes it jump around his head and your other arm so you'd focus on that.

Rafayel

At first, he thought you were joking when you told him you're scared of the doctor appointment because of needles.

He'll realize you were in fact not joking when you were holding his hand so tightly his fingers felt numb. "Ouchie! My hand! Okay oka-"

He'd bring one of your favorite plushies that you caught together. To distract you, he'd say "Hey, remember how hard it was for us to get this little guy? We should go again after this, the other version of this plush is out today!"

Zayne

As a doctor, he knows how serious it is for you. No matter how many times you went through this process, he will always take your phobia seriously.

"Let me do it, Nurse." and then you'd ease up because he'd done it many times without barely any pain. You trust him so much, you just stare at his features and adore how seriously he's taking this.

If he can't do it himself, he'll distract you by making little snowballs seals with his evol. Or making the flower you love, again, with his evol. The coldness of his evol would distract you from the pain in your other arm.

Caleb

This big puppy. You'd think HE'S the one with a needle phobia.

He wished he could take your place instead because he'd love to take any kind of pain if it means you don't have to feel any.

"You can do this, love!" Of course he would hold your hand close to his face and stare at you with his puppy eyes. "After this, I'll cook one of your favorites! Or we can go out and get ice cream, yeah? It will be over soon, I promise." And what else can you do other than trusting your beloved?

[fernlovesreanimator]

thinking about danbert…

Thinking about Dan having a phobia of needles and never letting Herbert sew his wounds. thinking about Dan making Herbert promise not to ever use the reagent on him, no matter what. Partly for the needle thing and partly becuase they don’t know the phycological affects it has on their victims yet. They’ve been so violent every time, they’re probably scared, they’re probably in pain. And Dan doesn’t want that. Thinking about Dan getting badly injured, not letting Herbert help him. Sure he wants him to help, he wants it to stop hurting, he wants to survive this, but Herbert would have to use a needle and he just. Can’t let him. Thinking about Herbert pleading with Dan, trying to calm him down and save him. Thinking about Dan wanting to let Herbert treat him, trying his best to stay still and let him sew it shut, and pushing him away the moment the needle gets too close. Thinking about Dan realizing he’s going to die. Thinking about Herbert realizing Dan is going to die. Thinking about Herbert trying to comfort him, putting the needle away and holding Dan close. Running his fingers through Dans hair and telling him that he’ll be alright. Thinking about Herbert joking that “I can always just bring you back,” in an effort to lighten the mood, distract them both. Thinking about Dan shaking his head violently, holding onto Herbert as hard as he can and making him promise, again. “No don’t, Dont bring me back, please-“. Thinking about Herbert realizing that Dan really is going to die. That he’ll be gone and Herbert won’t be able to do anything to bring him back. Thinking about Herbert allowing Dan the small comfort of dying in his arms.

[atlas-ghoul-account]

Trans Phantom who's scared of needles. Rain who manages to calm him down enough to help him take his weekly t.

Dew who panics when he sees Phantom starting to freak him out and makes a hot chocolate.

Mountain who immediately makes sure the younger ghoul has a bottle of water because 'hot chocolate doesn't count as hydration Dew'

Dew who rolls his eyes with a 'what next? Energy drinks isn't hydration? Hm? You saying red bull isnt the same as a glass of water? You idiot'

Aether in the background just laughing trying to tell Mountain that he's been trying to tell Sodo that for years

Swiss who just laughs, playing it cool with a 'I don't go mother hen attitude' but as soon as no one is looking, he slips a few cookies towards Phantom with an innocent look

Phantom who tries his best not to panic but as soon as Rain leds him to the bathroom he's shaking.

Phantom who grips onto Rain's hand while he's trying to prep everything.

Rain who has to call Aether in to calm him down.

Aether who gently takes the younger's hand, rubbing soothing circles on his back.

[whump-is-a-fabled-thing]

Do you have a guide for writing good trypanophobia? It is something I fortunately have never struggled with, and I've no idea how to put myself in the mindset

my biggest piece of advice is to talk to people who actually have trypanophobia, so thank you so much for doing that! no two people have the same experiences but i write very candidly about my own, and i can tell when other authors are likely writing from a place where they have never dealt with it.

writing about my own phobia through the lens of whumpees has helped me uncover an iceberg of medical trauma and issues with consent and restraint. some questions you may ask about your whumpee(s) are,

were they born with the phobia and/or did it develop from a triggering event?

have they been restrained, shamed, abused for their fear?

what does their fight/flight/freeze/fawn response look like?

what specifically triggers them about needles? [one of my vent posts for inspiration] does it apply to everything? how do they feel about vaccines/blood draws/iv drips/stitches?

are they afraid of the doctor/medic too, or just the needle itself? will they only trust doctors/medics who have never hurt them? what about the dentist?

some whumpees, and even some real people with trypanophobia, are convinced they need to be physically restrained during procedures for their own good. there is always another way, and reading a story where physical restraint is treated as a moral good and something that whumpee brushes off/is grateful for can be even more triggering than reading about the procedure itself.

if your whumpee is trying to deal with their phobia, they could undergo treatments such as emdr or exposure therapy. they could ask caretaker to hold their hand or hug them or distract them with singing or talking. caretaker can be ready with some candy to soothe the pain or a glass of water to calm their crying. medication/sedation are also options if you and/or your whumpee would prefer to not experience the moment at all. just keep in mind that sedation may involve another needle...

my main ongoing fic series, @overcome-series, is about a trypanophobic legend from @linkeduniverse, and i also frequently borrow chief from @thatbrokenpromise. im very grateful to have had a part in developing chief's phobia in the first place. legend is similar to me, with some aspects of his fear less restrained for dramatic reasons and because i have conditioned myself into behaving to a fault. chief is a trained medic despite his phobia, and has undergone exposure therapy so he can handle himself in dire situations.

highlights from my trypanophobic whumpee reading list:

caretaker finds whumpee trapped with a medic who is about to physically restrain and sedate him for treatment. caretaker asks if whumpee trusts him to hold the needle instead. link

whumpee and his partner visit the doctor, and it's hard to comfort each other when they're both scared out of their minds. link

trypanophobic medic feels empathy for his age regressed whumpee, who is being very brave about needing a tetanus shot. link

trypanophobic medic does everything he can to help whumpee accept that he needs stitches, but trust is fragile and hard conversations will need to be had. link

trypanophobic medic!whumpee needs stitches, and his team isn't prepared for the fear that comes of it. link

thank you again for reaching out, and im happy to answer more questions!

[triforce-of-mischief]

hey

shoutout to the trypanophobes this flu/covid booster season

avoiding them despite intense social pressure? i'm so proud of you, stay strong and take care of your mental well-being <3

avoiding them because nobody's said you have to, but you feel guilty anyway? i'm so proud of you, stay strong and take care of your mental well-being <3

getting them even though you really don't want to? i believe in you, stay strong and find what coping techniques work for you <3

getting them because you need to keep yourself and/or close ones safe? i believe in you, stay strong and find what coping techniques work for you <3

don't be afraid to ask for help and don't listen to those who sneer with the accusations of 'antivaxxer'. you know what's best for your physical and mental well-being. i know it's rough, especially with ads and triggering images all over the place, but you can get through this, however you choose to do so.

[rainbowheart324]

just failed a blood draw. To anyone out there who wants to avoid geting there blood drawn just sit there and hyperventilate for an hour moving to much for them to get the needle in

[nanoland]

as someone with extreme, severe, debilitating and lifelong trypanophobia, it's kinda tiring when folks are like 'oh yeah me too i'm SO scared of needles ;_; i need to hold my friend's hand REALLY tight whenever i get an injection', like

babe

i need to be unconscious. okay? i need to take medicine before i can receive an injection. if i don't, i have a screaming, sobbing meltdown in which i attack everyone around me.

(i know i do because it took years for me to figure that out, and i had to figure it out on my own because whenever i told people i was trypanophobic they thought i meant 'omg i'm scared of needles hold my hand pls ;_;' and i did not receive the medical support i needed)

this isn't a big deal and it's sweet that you're trying to empathize, but. no. our conditions are not the same, and people not understanding that has put me in dangerous, traumatizing, completely unnecessary situations.

[pandaspwnz]

I just took my second shot of victoza/liraglutide after starting it yesterday and I'm still surprised that it doesn't hurt at all, because even though the needle is the tiniest goddamn thing it's still a needle, yknow? I figured yesterday at the hospital, when they taught me how to use it and it didn't hurt, it must have just been a fluke or like adrenaline from being nervous hid the pain, even to the point where the rest of the day I was a little nervous if I actually maybe didn't even penetrate my skin, but nope! Legitimately can't feel it at all, which is such a relief! I had the worst needle phobia when I was younger (specifically syringes) and while I've thankfully gotten past that with many years of medical issues forcing me to get blood tests, IV's etc, I was still nervous about if this would hurt, and if I'd be able to do it, but it doesn't and I can!

I hope that if anyone who has a needle phobia and needs victoza reads this (I'm assuming also ozempic needles are probably the same size but I have no way of knowing), that it might calm you a little, because it's really not bad at all, and when I say you can't feel it, I don't mean 'oh there's a baby pinch but it's not bad', I legit mean that I'm doing a double take and staring at where it's pressed into my skin to make sure the needle is actually in there because I cannot feel ANYTHING from it at all!

[luv-n-chaos]

Galaxy is Anxious!

I've gotta get blood drawn today and I have severe trypanophobia wish me luck y'all ToT

[wineaunt420]

From now on if I get made fun off for having a medical needle phobia even though I have piercings and tattoos, I will be making out with their fathers

[the-real-needle-phobia-alliance]

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[genuinehc]

Day 6: Needlephobic

Challenge: Mediwhumpmay 2023 Fandom: Arcane (League of Legends) Prompt: Day 6: Needlephobic Tags/Warnings: hurt/comfort, medical whump, fluff

Challenge: @mediwhumpmay 2023 Fandom: Arcane (League of Legends) Prompt: Day 6: Needlephobic Tags/Warnings: hurt/comfort, medical whump, fluff

Since his (most recent) collapse, Jayce has been accompanying Viktor to his weekly blood draws. 

As with most things in their partnership and lives, it started as expediency: Jayce needed Viktor to give him information about an experiment they were working on and Viktor was late for his appointment, so they walked together. The blood draw wouldn't take long, so rather than walk back separately, Jayce loitered outside the clinic and walked Viktor back, barely a break in their conversational stride.  

And then, as with most things in their partnership and lives, expediency became habit. Jayce kept walking with Viktor, Viktor didn’t tell him not to, and this, too, was another place where their lives became subtly inseparable from each other. 

“...So theoretically, if we run power through the new coupling without adjusting for- oh, pardon, I don’t mean to be in the way-” 

They are standing in front of the clinic door as an older woman comes out and nearly hits Viktor. He catches himself on his crutch on one side and Jayce reaches out a hand to steady him on the other. Rather than issue her own apology, the woman scowls and Viktor shrugs as they both turn to watch her go.  

“Okay, you were saying about the new coupling?” Jayce prompts as Viktor glances at his watch.

“I need to go in-”

“Yeah, of course, just finish the thought, and I’ll let you go-”

“Just come in with me. They don’t mind.”

Jayce’s dark skin turns ashy under the collar of his shirt. “No, no. I couldn’t. You go in. We can finish this later.” 

Viktor frowns, puzzled. “It’s not a problem. Companions come in all the time. Just a blood draw. Little needle, in and out-”

Jayce turns his head at the word needle and Viktor swallows a chuckle. “Oh. Don’t like needles?”

He shakes his head, affronted. “No! It’s not that. I mean, who loves them, right? But it’s no big deal.”

“I really need to go in-” Viktor gestures with his chin to the hand that’s still holding his arm. “Are you coming with me or staying out here?” 

A deep breath. “In. I’m going in,” Jayce says with the air of someone who has agreed to a suicide mission, but doesn’t move from the spot where he has rooted his boots, nor has he let go of Viktor’s arm, which he is gripping hard enough to bruise. . 

“Then we should go,” Viktor gently prods. “Come along.” And when that doesn’t quite work, he tries teasing: “I will tell you all about power couplings and you won’t feel a thing.”

That, at least, gets Jayce moving. 

[submissivefeminist]

How did you get past your needle phobia to get tattoos done?

For some reason, piercings and tattoos don't really hit on the phobia the same way. I also do self-injections on a daily and weekly basis and that's not normally an issue, either (unless I'm super high, then I get weird reactions). It's strictly a medical phobia, and is strongest with IVs and having blood drawn. 😬

Surprisingly, I do want to attempt needle play at some point when I find a Top experienced in that area.

[monstrosity-positive]

I'm not afraid of needles in the normal way. I'm perfectly fine getting a shot or whatever. I'm afraid of needles in the COOL way: inexplicably flinch whenever I see a still image or video of them pointing towards me

[triforce-of-mischief]

trypanophobia warning!

youtube asmr channel yt object frequently uses needles and syringes in their videos. the footage is exclusively extreme close-ups and can easily trigger trypanophobia with no warning.

stay safe <3

[rainbowheart324]

okay anyone one with a needle phobia who has advice please give it to me. My doctor has called and is pretty much demanding i have a blood test i have been able to advoid so far in life but i have tryed to maul nurses giving me vaccnices what should I do. I can't advoid it forever and maybe they would listen to me a little better if they got the test