^ Good luck! As someone who has a condition which requires me to get A LOT of blood tests done, I can honestly say that it really helps to 1) take a deep breath in just as they're about to put it in and breath out forcefully when you actually feel it go in, 2) don't look at it, and 3) try to remember why it's being done. I hate needles too, but I always try to remind myself that the reward of receiving a clean bill of health after having had the blood test done and the peace of mind that I get from it far outweighs the slight temporary discomfort from the test itself. Oh and remember that our anticipation of how much it is going to hurt is always way higher than how painful it actually ends up being. I'm confident that by the end of this, you'll be saying "that was it? I was expecting it to be SO much worse".

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Argh! What is this white flaky stuff falling from the sky?! Be gone, devil substance!