Venephobia

Venephobia is the fear of veins.
 * 1) The fear of veins, aka Venephobia, is being terrified of anything entering your veins like needles when getting blood drawn)
 * 2) It’s also you not wanting someone to touch areas like your wrists, inner arms, the backs of your legs, your achilles heel, your neck, etc. where veins are visible or you can feel a pulse.
 * 3) I personally get very nauseous and start to panic when people touch those areas, if I touch those areas accidentally, or if I even think about those areas being touched or I think of getting my blood drawn.....
 * 4) It also connects to a fear of feeling your own or someone elses pulse. I become nauseous every time I feel a pulse.
 * 5) The fear, for some, doesn’t come from worrying that getting ones blood drawn will hurt, but it instead comes from just thinking anything to do with veins is disgusting and the idea of getting their veins punctured is awful to them.
 * 6) Just thinking about looking at my wrist veins makes me curl up. I’m fine with other peoples veins an I don’t mind injections or blood being taken but have always had a phobia about seeing my own veins.
 * 7) I honestly didn’t think anyone had this phobia besides me. The only part I can’t stand is my wrist. I can’t see other people touch their wrist and I can’t touch mine. I’m also starting to not like the sound or feel of the heartbeat. I hate hearing other people or mine own heartbeat.
 * 8) Vein literally make me want to cry! I hate them, I hate blood being taken, butterfly needle are the worst! I hate my blood pressure taken, I instantly feel like there going to pop! And doctors for some stupid reason always ask “what wrong?” And after I tell them, usually they chuckle and say “that’s not gonna happen?” Like No shit Sherlock! That’s why it’s a phobia is what I tell them every time…Blows my mind how inconsiderate this people are… I never get any type of special treatment and honestly feel like there should be some type of accommodation for people with this disorder maybe Valium? Or something cause when I leave a doctors visit I’m visibly uncomfortable, typically I am irritable and don’t talk to anyone because, I feel traumatized after every single visit it’s horrible I usually just go home and sleep. As unfortunate as it is I am glad to know that there are other people out there that exist with this because I thought it was and unusual fear. typically I wouldn’t talk about this all but yeah veins suck!