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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 307300" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>It's not pathetic. It's not silly. It's very real for you and you absolutely don't have to apologize. But it is something that you need to come to terms with if you are going to succeed at this program you are in.</p><p> </p><p>How soon until the clinicals start? Is it enough time to start work on a sort of desensitization program? Just thinking out loud here...</p><p></p><p>FWIW, Lexapro really, really helped my difficult child 1's needle phobia. He initially needed Ativan on top of that, but got to the point in less than a month or so where he refused the Ativan and was able to breathe through the blood draws and just cognitively cope with the situation (used some guided imagery techniques, too).</p><p> </p><p>There are ways to get over this -- it will take work and time, but you deserve to not be held hostage by that previous trauma. You have worked so hard to get where you are, it would not be fair to yourself to let this stop you.</p><p> </p><p>((((Hugs))))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 307300, member: 3444"] It's not pathetic. It's not silly. It's very real for you and you absolutely don't have to apologize. But it is something that you need to come to terms with if you are going to succeed at this program you are in. How soon until the clinicals start? Is it enough time to start work on a sort of desensitization program? Just thinking out loud here... FWIW, Lexapro really, really helped my difficult child 1's needle phobia. He initially needed Ativan on top of that, but got to the point in less than a month or so where he refused the Ativan and was able to breathe through the blood draws and just cognitively cope with the situation (used some guided imagery techniques, too). There are ways to get over this -- it will take work and time, but you deserve to not be held hostage by that previous trauma. You have worked so hard to get where you are, it would not be fair to yourself to let this stop you. ((((Hugs)))) [/QUOTE]
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