Originally Posted by
WillBrink
Congrats bro. Once over that hill, the "why did I make such a big deal over this?" sensation kicks in, but that too is normal. Remember, we are hard wired to resist "harming" ourselves for obvious reasons, and the higher intellectual parts of our brains can't always control our lower base hard wired parts of our hard wired survival instincts. I for one, hate having blood taken out in any form. I will do it, but it always makes me anxious. I use the "you don't have to like it, you just have to do it" approach to that one. Growing up in Brooklyn in NY in the 70s, the goal at all times was to keep the blood in your body, a sensation I have never fulling gotten past. ;)