I have a paralyzing fearof syringes and IV's...I

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...I mean, I see one on TV and I have to change the channel or look away. For the last couple of years that my grandfather was alive, I refused to open my grandparents' refrigerator because of the insulin syringes stored in there.

But I have fifteen earrings...

...a significant portion of my back is covered in tattoos....

...and now, there are not two holes in my nose, but three.

finally got that piercing done tonight. Went to the tattoo museum, walked in and said "Hello, I'm interested in paying you to punch a hole in my flesh." (The counter guy seemed mildly amused by this.)

So now I have a tiny pink rhinestone in my right nostril.

The worst part of the whole thing was that it tickled REALLY badly when the piercer swabbed the inside of my nostril with disinfectant, and then when he grabbed it with the little tongs that they use to hold it while pushing the needle in. I had a hard time sitting still...good thing it was over quickly.

Well, there's a part of me I never knew to be ticklish- the inside of my nostrils. (I don't care who knows that, I don't really expect anyone to be trying to exploit that one for their own amusement...if they do, there's something very wrong with them.)

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I used to be pretty scared of needles but I decided to make a habit out of donating blood at the red cross. After the first time I wasn't really scared of the needle, then after that I wasn't even really scared of the pain or procedure or anything - it actually broke me of my fear pretty efficiently - the "doing good for my fellow human" thing gave me enough incentive to put up with my own squeamishness.

Not sure why I felt like sharing that, but take it for what it's worth. I am pleased about your new nostril piercing!

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I've actually tried the blood donation thing. Problem is first of all that the fear is literally paralyzing, second of all, I hyperventilate rather badly. The one time I tried, I was too dizzy to even get into the blood mobile. They tend not to take people on the verge of passing out... glad it worked for you though :-)