Thread: Do you like to watch?

Watch? I want to melt. I hate that stuff.

I watch it, it doesn't bother me at all.

I watch just because I like being able to face head on any potential fear that might be there. If I can see a sharp little (and sometimes not so little) pin going into my flesh, puncturing a vein and drawing blood then I can do anything. When I gave blood I watched the entire bag fill up, it was intense.

It kind of hurts, and I assume that watching it will make it hurt more (psychologically). Sooo, I don't.

Originally Posted by CoLd BlooDed

I watch just because I like being able to face head on any potential fear that might be there. If I can see a sharp little (and sometimes not so little) pin going into my flesh, puncturing a vein and drawing blood then I can do anything. When I gave blood I watched the entire bag fill up, it was intense.

Ugh.

I always watch, just cause. It doesn't bother me, needles have never bothered me. The only thing thats kind of weird, is actually watching the blood fill up in the needle. It doesn't bother me that much, it's just kind of odd to watch as your blood as being drained....

I'll go ahead and state that all of us that watch either fuck with needles, or will in the future, or did in a past life.

JUST KIDDING.

I don't see what the big deal about it is really. You're going to feel it whether you look at it or not. I have a high tolerance for pain though, so I guess I don't get affected by it much. :O!

I'm fine with watching other people put needles into me or draw blood.

Can't seem to bring myself to doing it alone.
I manage to poke holes in my hand sometimes though, with the little metal file I use to de-burr brass tubes.

What I find strange is that I am so fragile. I don't feel as fragile as my body is.
Like if I accidentally cut myself, it just happens so easily.

I always watch. It's kind of fascinating how quickly the blood flows and fills up on the other side of the needle.

I watch, because it's fascinating watching a liquid disappearing into your body, or appearing from it.

BTW, do you feel any different when receiving shots or donating blood?

I don't like watching when I give blood, BUUUUUUUUT I have had a couple of opperations on my toe and watched both of them, was weird but because I couldn't feel it, it didn't really bother me

Originally Posted by DreamGlimpse

BTW, do you feel any different when receiving shots or donating blood?

Nope.. can't watch either one.

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't like watching when I give blood, BUUUUUUUUT I have had a couple of opperations on my toe and watched both of them, was weird but because I couldn't feel it, it didn't really bother me

Ok.. there is no way in *heck* I could do that.

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It was fun, I have pictures too, which I took from my phone lol

I was watching the last time I was having an IV put in when I had surgery on my toe a couple of weeks ago. The nurse kept missing the vein and thus had to kep jabbing it in, and while I don't fear needles and didn't feel tense, I must have just automatically braced for the discomfort and stopped breathing because when she said "Oops, I think I just went through it," I got light-headed, nauseus, and fainted. I apparently I went really pale and scared the student nurse (it was only her second day there).

Then when I went to get the stitches out of my toe on Tuesday, I was watching and it was rather uncomfortable, so I was probably holding my breath again and when he was finishing up I got light-headed and they had to lean me back. Embarassing!! I didn't have that problem when I gave blood a few years ago.

I don't know if it would have been better or worse if I didn't watch. Meh.

I've never had my blood drawn. Not going around and getting sick like you crazies are.

Originally Posted by Marvo

I've never had my blood drawn. Not going around and getting sick like you crazies are.

lol - Some people give blood

Yeah, so that crazies with sicknesses can get blood, leading back to my original post.

Also, my blood-system is not adequate for giving blood.

I said yes, but I love watching. I think getting my blood drawn is one of the coolest things in the world. And I got allergy shots for 6 years, so getting shots is no big deal and I like to watch that, too. It's just interesting to me

I used to be a pussy but now I look at the doctor and tell him "make sure it's in nice and deep" and then watch it go in and I say "wow it feels bigger than it looks" and then when he's done I say other various things.

WOW. I never watch.


Lol Omnius.

I always watch because I find it interesting.

It's not everyday you get to see a needle sticking into your flesh. Just like Shift said, giving blood is the best.

Originally Posted by Omnius Deus

I used to be a pussy but now I look at the doctor and tell him "make sure it's in nice and deep" and then watch it go in and I say "wow it feels bigger than it looks" and then when he's done I say other various things.

ROFL.

What's the doctors do? Do they get red faced or anything?

That sounds really funny. I'd love to see the doctor's face.

Originally Posted by Omnius Deus

I used to be a pussy but now I look at the doctor and tell him "make sure it's in nice and deep" and then watch it go in and I say "wow it feels bigger than it looks" and then when he's done I say other various things.

like, "was it good for you?"

Originally Posted by Scatterbrain

It's not everyday you get to see a needle sticking into your flesh.

Why not? It could be.

I usually stare straight ahead and focus on not suddenly moving my arm. I usually freak out if i expect pain, so I prefer to just have the vague "sometime in the next five or ten seconds... ouch" expectation rather than the "half second, quarter second, 1/8 second, 1/10 second, skinmust be pain augh!" and end up getting half a needle broken off in my arm.