Body and symptoms
Injection anxiety
For the dread that is bigger than the needle.
The anticipation is almost always worse than the event, and knowing that does not help. This circle works in small, boring, graded steps, with somebody on a call with you if you want one.
Nobody is ever made to do anything here, and nobody is told to pull themselves together.
Who this circle is for
- You dread injection day
- You have skipped or delayed a dose because you could not face it
- You have got past this and can talk somebody else through it
Agreements here
- We never rush anyone. Graded and boring beats brave
- No horror stories in this circle, please — take those elsewhere
I fainted the first time and now I dread Thursdays
Saff8 replies
Hastings. Sea, sketching, small steady weeks — and one very undignified Thursday in February that I am still carrying around. First injection. Sitting at the kitchen table, did it fine, no…
Site rotation when one area frightens you
Tabby17 replies
A question rather than an update: Site rotation when one area frightens you Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment booked. I would still like to hear from people who have had…
I delayed by three days and felt terrible about it
Sable15 replies
I delayed by three days and felt terrible about it Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure embarrassment. I…
My hands shake and I cannot line it up
Omar17 replies
My hands shake and I cannot line it up — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get it over with.…
Sitting on the bathroom floor for forty minutes
Perrine17 replies
Sitting on the bathroom floor for forty minutes — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure…
I can do the injection. It is the ninety minutes before it I cannot do
Leni7 repliesfacilitator note
Leipzig. Anxious, improving, journalling — and this is the thing I journal about most, so I may as well bring it here. The injection takes about fifteen seconds and does not hurt. I have…
Getting my partner to do it, and how that felt
Perrine14 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Getting my partner to do it, and how that felt Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Something is going on with my body and I…
The first one I did without thinking about it
Cato18 replies
The first one I did without thinking about it Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment booked. I would still like to hear…
The two hours before are worse than the ten seconds
Zoë17 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: The two hours before are worse than the ten seconds Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get it…
I have done fourteen and it is still hard
Cato14 replies
A question rather than an update: I have done fourteen and it is still hard I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure embarrassment. I have read the guides here, which…
Doing it at work in a locked room
Cato16 replies
A question rather than an update: Doing it at work in a locked room Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get it over with. What I would find most useful is not advice.…
Sunday night dread that ruined Sunday
Ozzy G14 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Sunday night dread that ruined Sunday Something is going on with my body and I would like to know whether it is…
What the practice nurse showed me that changed it
Ted23 replies
What the practice nurse showed me that changed it — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get it…
The countdown method that worked for me
Brody22 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: The countdown method that worked for me Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment booked. I would still like…