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I'm curious to know if something happened to me when I was a baby that would give me a reason to have such an irrational fear of needles. I actually begin to cry at the thought of shots or getting blood taken. I don't know why. Rationally, I realize that the pain is fleeting and really isn't that bad but that doesn't stop me from imagining just how horrible it is and dreading every second up to the shot and the few hours after it.

Now, with shots I do have some reasoning for hating them. The previous two posts mention those. But blood tests? They aren't that bad, right? I mean...I hate the feeling of the needle in my arm, knowing that it's sucking my blood out of a tiny ass tube. Blood is in your body for a reason and taking it out is just unnatural. That's my logic, anyway. But I digress. Anyway, I realize it isn't a big deal. I realize that I shouldn't feel the need for my mother to be next to me when it happens so I can squeeze her hand or whatever. But that doesn't stop me from doing it, now does it? Nope. So explain it to me. What the hell happened to me to make me fear these tiny pieces of hollowed metal so much? Maybe that's just my quirk. Everyone has one. I guess mine just involves doctors and needles. Which is annoying because Mum will insist on taking my blood for this Jewish genetic disease screening stuff sometime next year. Oh, how there will be tears.

Passover starts tomorrow. I don't like this holiday. It bothers me. So I'm pretty much just not planning on keeping it outside of the house. Of course, I may just feel guilty enough to actually be a good Jew. We'll see. I'm going through that thing where organized religion in general is bugging me so I'm not really up for following the rules. We shall see where this rebellion ends up. But to those of you who do care, Happy Pesach!

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it was YOU wasn't it? ^_-

Surprisingly, no. It wasn't me. But I saw that comment. I wanted to comment, too, but couldn't think of what to say. I had no idea that was the situation. Is it a religious or ethnic issue? I think that love transcends that sort of thing. And you two definitely love each other.

nah. it's more of a my parents believe that we're not ready for marriage given that we're both in college and havn't really made a living.

~MISHY

I'm the same way. I got shots before I came to college and it took my mother, a nurse, and the doctor to hold me down because I threw a fit. I'm such a baby. But I still give blood. That doesn't bother me for a reason. It hurts less for me.

i can't relate cuz needles dont bother me at all...but for me it's probably the opposite of you...see i get blood taken all the time (ever since i was really little) so i got used to them. one reason you're probably so scared is because you dont get blood drawn or get shots that often so the process grew into something you learned to dread.

i hate shots though because they leave a nasty bruise on my arm afterwards. but the actual thing aint so bad.

oh, one more thing...i feel the same thing about passover. i's like the same rant as yom kippur...yeah, the jews a gazillion years ago suffered, so we can acknowledge them, but why should we suffer too? I LIKE BREAD! i'm definately not keeping it outside of the house.

i'm such a bad jew. see, that's what happens when you stop attending ramah...

Happy.. Pesach!! ?

What's this holiday about? Mind sharing?

Forget my question. Just read it's an 8 day celebration for the Israelite Jews who were freed from Egypt...

Well, if you have any other questions feel free to ask. I'll answer them to the best of my ability. Fun fact: It's an 8 day celebration in this hemisphere (maybe parts of Europe, I don't know) but a 7 day celebration in Israel. They only have one Sedar (traditional meal). This has to do with the calendar, I think. We have one more day so we can stay on the same schedule as people in Israel. At least, that's what I was told...basically.

yeah, it's something like that