Originally Posted by Invader
I wouldn't consider the avoidance of gore as being equal to "living under a
rock", as you put it. You can avoid it, which would be fine (and probably leave
you with a cleaner mind), or desensitize yourself to it by watching as much of it
as you can. I'd advise the former, but the choice is yours.
I try too as much as possible but some things can't be avoided like having to go see my grandpa who is in the hospital and having blood drawn.
Originally Posted by slash112
wow lucky you werent there or werent there when i was hit in the face with a drainpipe. blood was gushing from my face then, i mean a lot of blood.
but about the fainting, maybe try to pretend to yourself that you dont care about the blood. i pretend i dont care about things that make me feel bad in some way
I wouldn't be in good shape there. I have also tried laughing at it too, no luck yet
Originally Posted by Jimmehboi
Despite the fact that your issue effects almost everybody on some level, it is unfortunately you experience such a great deal of stress from such a small amount of bother. I experience extreme amounts of anxiety when in large crowds such as at clubs, and I find that it normally makes all the symptoms far worse when you let it get to you.
Whenever you are in a situation where you feel you may loose yourself, just relax and understand that it's a chance to overcome your problem rather than a problem which you need to solve. Although it doesn't comepletely relate to this, practice DOES make perfect, it may take you a while to get used to it.
Yeah hopefully it won't phase me later in the years.
Originally Posted by sunshineDaydream
Generally, when I feel faint, I try to think to myself that I need to get control of my body, and go somewhere with a cool breeze, drink some water, and concentrate on my breathing.
Water does help, sometimes I can't always get it though. I can try to imagine myself somewhere else because most of the time it hits without warning and if I get up it gets 3x as bad :l
Originally Posted by Taosaur
I've had the same experience twice in relation to giving blood. Once, at a high school assembly when we were being told about giving blood, with no pictures or anything, I just went kind of numb and clammy with a ringing in my ears and everything seemed very far away and unreal for about ten minutes. The one time I actually tried to give blood, almost as soon as the needle was in my arm, I turned to the nurse and asked, "Should I be this dizz-" and the next thing I knew I was on my back with my feet in the air and people standing around me. Blood in other contexts doesn't bother me, nor do needles, nor was I all that emotionally anxious in either of these situations--something just tripped a breaker and I went into a shock state, somewhat similar to experiencing vertigo.
What I would suggest is a technique I use for vertigo and hiccups (I've cured someone else's hiccups by talking them through this method, too). It seems to be effective with pretty much any involuntary response that's getting out of control. When you feel the response coming on, close your eyes and breathe normally--let your breath do whatever it wants to, whether fast or slow, deep or shallow, whatever. Observe the sensations of feeling feint; experience them fully, but you don't have to analyze them or try to stop them--you know trying to stop them doesn't work, so why would you bother? Just see what happens.
Obviously the technique derives from meditation, and maybe it's easier for a practiced meditator, but I've walked a non-meditator through it to cure a tenacious case of hiccups and it worked just fine. Both my blood-giving incidents came before I'd picked up mindfulness meditation, so I haven't tried it on this particular problem. Maybe I'll attempt to give blood again and try it out.
I'll definitely give this a go as well. This is a win-win for me because I also experience vertigo and some major hiccups.
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I remembered if there isn't pictures I get like to some extent, but nothing like the others... I was listening to 911 calls and then I started getting dizzy so I turned it off right away.
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I'm just writing when I passed out/almost passed out and maybe someone can confirm that it is what I saw and not something else.
1. 2nd grade, I jarred my thumb playing tether ball. I was walking and then I was very dizzy. They saw me and noticed my face was very pale and took me to get some water.. I layed down and I think I lost consciousness for about a few seconds.
2. 2nd grade, going into third. An old lady tripped at she knocked some teeth out and there was blood on the ground, I told my dad I was dizzy and he took me outside.
3. 6th grade, I went to get my blood drawn and I passed out.
4. 7th grade, movie they showed about drunk driving, I knew it was fake but I still couldn't take it.
5. My grandpa in the hospital, although he wasn't bloody.
6. 8th grade, same movie, same problem.
7. Going into 10th grade (This summer) Drivers Ed
8. Same
9. Final Destination trailer. I started to feel clammy after.
10. Bill O' Reilly showed that commercial where teens gotten in a car accident.
11. Yesterday, I tried to go back and watch that accident thing again.
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