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Could you tell me what's the best way to get over my phobia of needles and injections?

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Depends: First you need to have a dentist, nurse, physician that is really good at giving them. They can actually give them so you don't feel hardly anything at all. Next, with someone who it good, the most you will feel is a pinch for only about 1-3 seconds. Then realize that you can stand most anything for only a 3 second duration.

Answered 4/8/2013

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ATT & Exposure Tx: 3-5% of population estimated 2 have a needle phobia-"trypanophobia." it's poorly understood & prevents many from seeking medical/dental care. It's unlike other phobias: they generally cause heart rate & BP 2 rise + feelings of panic. But trypanophobia causes heart rate & BP 2 fall + fainting. Learn applied tension technique: http://bit.Ly/11imvmd a clinical psychologist doing exposure tx can help.

Answered 5/12/2016

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CBT: Seek a cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in phobias. One method they use is systematic desensitization which slowly and incrementally brings the person closer and closer to the thing they are afraid of in slow, graduated steps that help make the anxiety more tolerable.

Answered 3/19/2015

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