First, the "monthly" thing isn't a factor, don't ask me why because none of this makes sense to me. I know it sounds insane and people that are phobia free will see it as completely irrational and honestly I see it that way myself but I don't know how to fix it.

Thank you BrianLe for sharing your experience it makes me feel less "crazy" hearing it from someone else. I truly hope that adrenaline would take over and I would remain conscious if something happened but I'm afraid to rely on that thought.

The most recent event has made me and my husband look at this a little more seriously. He had to have a procedure that required stitches on his back, and of course he can't reach it so I had to clean it. Well the first time it had bled quite a bit and i was fine taking off the bandage cleaning it and then I walked away and got that feeling (things got dim, my ears were ringing)so I had to lay down for a few minutes. I wasn't thinking about the blood or the cut or anything when this hit me it just hit. Talking about it is embarrassing and makes me infuriated at myself for not being able to cope with this seemingly minor thing. Anyhow, thanks for listening maybe there's a pill out there for it <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />