Covid vaccine nightmare

[SaveMe]

Hi,


I have a severe extreme phobia of injections just thinking about it sends me into a panic attack. Had to have diazepam to post this. The last time I tried having a injection was 6 years ago when was in hospital. The staff didn’t believe me that I had phobia I screamed so loudly people came running. The scream was out of pure terror at thought of having one. They couldn’t do it in the end.


Add to that myself and one other in my support bubble are classed as high risk for covid. There is a lot of pressure for me to do it. But I can’t do the injection as it’s making me physically ill just at the thought of having it. If it were just me high risk in my support bubble I would rather die of covid than have the vaccine.


I have no clue what to do or who to turn to.

[nomorepanic]

Hi

This is just a courtesy reply to let you know that your post was moved from its original place to a sub-forum that is more relevant to your issue.

This is nothing personal - it just enables us to keep posts about the same problems in the relevant forums so other members with any experience with the issues can find them more easily.

Please also read this post:

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=213239

[ankietyjoe]

This is one of those situations where you just have to 'suck it up'

The injection takes 20 seconds, a panic attack lasts 20 minutes.

Small price to pay for not dying or not infecting/killing somebody.

You're making a mental problem out of it that's way out of proportion to the actual event. Trying and stop using melodramatic language. Deal with the anxiety, not with the anxiety trigger.

[NancyW]

"Covid vaccine nightmare"

Please remember where your at.. this is an anxiety forum. No need to be so dramatic, nothing has happened to you, there is no nightmare except in your head.

[Pamplemousse]

If you're in a high-risk category like myself, realistically I see you have two options. Assuming you're under 65, it's looking increasingly likely that the likes of us won't be vaccinated until Easter, which is the first week of April.

This gives you three months to try and find a way of conquering (or at least diminishing) that fear you have so that when the time comes, you are able to face it.

Or... you don't have the vaccine and just continue to take steps to protect yourself from getting infected with Covid. This may well mean living the life you have now for the next, maybe two years or so until levels in the community have fallen greatly - so that means keeping at least 2m away from others and wearing a face covering outdoors along with practising good hand hygiene.

[Pamplemousse]

Covid-19 vaccination: Needle phobia - it's the jab, not the vaccine, some fear

[MRS STRESS ED]

Hi,


I have a severe extreme phobia of injections just thinking about it sends me into a panic attack. Had to have diazepam to post this. The last time I tried having a injection was 6 years ago when was in hospital. The staff didn’t believe me that I had phobia I screamed so loudly people came running. The scream was out of pure terror at thought of having one. They couldn’t do it in the end.


Add to that myself and one other in my support bubble are classed as high risk for covid. There is a lot of pressure for me to do it. But I can’t do the injection as it’s making me physically ill just at the thought of having it. If it were just me high risk in my support bubble I would rather die of covid than have the vaccine.


I have no clue what to do or who to turn to.

So you say you would rather die than have a needle 🤔 lt wouldn't be a wise choice would it to die, but if you don't have the needle well you may possibly get your wish

[pulisa]

I hope you get yours soon, Mrs S? You should be front of the queue as a carer quite rightly xx

[pulisa]

So you say you would rather die than have a needle 樂 lt wouldn't be a wise choice would it to die, but if you don't have the needle well you may possibly get your wish

And if the OP lands up in hospital with covid then there will be plenty of needles and worse to contend with..

[ankietyjoe]

And if the OP lands up in hospital with covid then there will be plenty of needles and worse to contend with..

I have a friend in the States who has Covid and has been hospitalised with it. 2 steroid injections per day. And they ain't small needles.