Injection Phobia (Trypanophobia)

amandel · Post time 24-5-2019 11:10 PM

What is trypanophobia?

Trypanophobia isan extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermicneedles.

Children areespecially afraid of needles because they’re unused to the sensation of theirskin being pricked by something sharp. By the time most people reach adulthood,they can tolerate needles much more easily.

But for some, afear of needles stays with them into adulthood. Sometimes this fear can beextremely intense.

What causes people to developtrypanophobia?

Doctors aren’texactly sure why some people develop phobias and others don’t. Certain factorsthat lead to development of this phobia include:

negative life experiences or previous trauma brought on by a specific object or situation
relatives who’ve had phobias (which may be suggesting genetic or learned behavior)
changes in brain chemistry
childhood phobias that have appeared by age 10
a sensitive, inhibitive, or negative temperament
learning about negative information or experiences

In the case oftrypanophobia, certain aspects of needles often cause the phobia. This mayinclude:

fainting or severe dizziness as a result of having a vasovagal reflex reaction when pricked by a needle
bad memories and anxiety, such as memories of painful injections, that can be triggered by the sight of a needle
medically related fears or hypochondria
sensitivity to pain, which tends to be genetic and causes high anxiety, blood pressure, or heart rate during medical procedures involving a needle
a fear of restraint, which can be confused with trypanophobia because many people receiving injections are restrained

What are the symptoms oftrypanophobia?

The symptoms oftrypanophobia can greatly interfere with a person’s quality of life. Thesesymptoms can be so intense that they can be debilitating. Symptoms are presentwhen a person sees needles or is told they will have to undergo a procedurethat involves needles. Symptoms include:

dizziness
fainting
anxiety
insomnia
panic attacks
high blood pressure
racing heart rate
feeling emotionally or physically violent
avoiding or running away from medical care

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zafira · Post time 29-5-2019 03:10 PM

akak tak adalah tergolong macam kat atas tu.. tapi setiap kali kena inject nak amik darah ke atau injection ubat ke mesti seriau.. heart beat mesti kencang punya... mcm panik pun ada.. adakah itu normal?

ipes2 · Post time 1-6-2019 07:09 PM

semalam seorang relative pengsan tgk mak dia nak kena amik darah
out like a light relative to
jenuh kita kena tolong nurses ngangkat nye

zafira · Post time 3-6-2019 09:25 AM

Edited by zafira at 3-6-2019 09:26 AM

ipes2 replied at 1-6-2019 07:09 PM
semalam seorang relative pengsan tgk mak dia nak kena amik darah
out like a light relative to
jenu ...

doc, my husband pun tak tahan tengok darah... dia kalau kena amik darah ke mesti kena paling kepala dia.. kalo tak dia akan pitam... begitu juga masa saya in labour... dia akan berdiri dekat kepala katil pandang siling or pandang belakang sambil pegang tangan saya... kalo dia pandang depan sure dia pitam.. .hahahah...

Selamat Hari Raya doktor..

ipes2 · Post time 4-6-2019 01:09 AM

zafira replied at 3-6-2019 09:25 AM
doc, my husband pun tak tahan tengok darah... dia kalau kena amik darah ke mesti kena paling kepal ...

haha sy pon ada needle phobia, so kena amik darah sendiri
ikat lengan, cucuk sendiri, sedut darah tu dgn vacuum sendiri

uih childbirth memang very bloody!
takleh tgk