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I have had Hematophobia or Hemophobia as long as I can remember every time I see or even think about blood I start sweating my heart rate gets extremely rapid my vision gets blurred, I start feeling like I'm going to be sick. To the best of my knowledge I've only fainted once. How do I overcome this phobia? What phobias do you have? EDIT: I have the chance to do a first aid course but I'm not sure if its a smart idea, first aid would be a useful thing to know but I'm not sure I can do it. |
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Therapy for phobias is probably your most effective choice. After getting to any root cause of your phobia, you are carefully and slowly exposed to various pictures and experiences of the thing you are afraid of until you can tolerate it. You are also taught ways to control your breathing, thoughts, and to "self-soothe" during the most noxious part of your fear. It is a well documented form of therapy, and I have used it on some of my clients. |
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Mark. I have the same issue and I've actually been in prehospital health care for 24 years. It's basically referred to as Vasovagal Syncope. My mindset on the scene is totally towards patient care so I don't THINK (key word) about it. Watching videos for training is a whole different story. I was actually on beta blockers for a while and seemed to help if you don't mind being in a different world. Basically your body is reacting to a form of shock. Your blood pressure suddenly rises and your system is trying to calm it. Think of seeing black spots when you stand up too fast. You get warm and sometimes clammy from the increase. You feel better from fresh air because it's cooler however you're still prone to faint. The best thing to do is control your breathing, find a place to sit if you're feeling weak and of course get fresh air if you have the strength. It's very common for people to react this way, a lot more common than health care providers realized in the past. Take the course. You'll learn a considerable amount about shock and the body's reaction to certain injuries. Hope this helps. |
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I personally don't got any fears. When I see blood I'm perfectly calm. As some said a psychologist would probably help you get over it. |
Why? Are you plannng on killing somebody or something?
There are a lot of perfectly normal, non-homicidal reasons a person might want to be able to remain upright and coherent in the presence of blood. He might want to go into healthcare, he might plan to have a child someday and be (somewhat) prepared for the inevitable scrapes & other injuries kids manage to sustain sometimes, etc.
It would be great to be still standing after getting a paper cut.