Try these: Don’t look at needle. Ask area to be numbed w/ Lidocaine cream. Use squeeze ball w/ opposite hand & arm. Put something cold on opposite arm: brain cannot think of 2 things at once & will notice cold, not shot. Keep arm relaxed. Ask nurse to converse of something unrelated. The shot lasts an instant and hurts less than a bump but, if severe, consider a driver & anxiety medicine or hypnosis breathe.
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