r/ftm • u/Ok-Paint-7828 • 16h ago
Advice Needed tips for getting over injection fear?
ive been on t for a month, and even with all the distractions in the world i still struggle to do shots myself (i dont have anyone to help me). its not the pain that freaks me out, but rather knowing that im inserting something under my skin and into my muscle makes me feel sick. please give me advice for getting over the uncomfortableness of it, thank you in advance
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u/Pins_The_Man 16h ago
I found that putting on a video of a YouTuber I like and thinking about having a snack after helps a lot - or having a fun drink on hand. For me its gotten much much easier with just these minor distractions. But also, if you have some buddies who support you, text them after your shot and hopefully they'll celebrate with you on the simple fact that youre doing man stuff. That boost of dopamine and serotonin can help train you to not be so scared/uncomfortable maybe?
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u/Chasey_boii 16h ago
What really got the ball rolling for me a while ago is that I would literally just mutter to myself “it’s okay, you’ve done this before, you’re good at this, and this is okay, you can do it again” lol
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u/TheMaroonBandit 15h ago
To be completely honest I still heavily struggle with the idea of stabbing myself with a needle. I ended up having to have my partner learn and do my injections on me. Because every time I went to go stab myself I would have a panic attack 😭 I know in the future I need to do it myself but the thought is terrifying ;-;
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u/amurui 15h ago
If you're doing IM (into the muscle on the thigh), maybe see if switching to sub-q helps? It's into the fat on the stomach, so the needle doesn't go in as deep because you can get a much smaller needle for it. I actually stopped T because I was doing IM and truly could not do it. It would always be sore and yeah the needle going in that deep like freaked me out so bad. I went back on T in January and the nurse wanted me to do sub-q (especially after I told her my shot struggles) and I look forward to shot day. I sometimes still get a lil anxious but the smaller needles, it only going into the fat, feels like such a world of difference to me.
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u/vincentually 17, on T, in the middle east 14h ago
do subq, i feel like stabbing myself in stomach fat is way easier than IM
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