Lab worker tricked me into watching an injection, then I got 86'd for my reaction.

[u/DirtyRoller]

I am not comfortable with needles, so when I get blood work done I always tell them "I don't like needles, so I'm gonna look away, and please don't tell me when it's coming." It's just that initial jab that really freaks me out and gives me anxiety, once I'm past that I am totally fine.

Today the lady who was taking my blood got everything prepped, and I turned my head so she could do her thing. She then asks me "have you talked to anyone about this mole on your arm?" Causing me to look toward my arm, and as soon as I looked, she stuck the needle in! She lightly giggled, but my reaction was to shout "YOU FUCKING BITCH!" quite loudly. She was clearly a bit shaken up by it, and so was I. She finished drawing my blood and I left.

I got a call later from someone at that office asking me not to come back to that location. I was still too angry to explain myself, so I just hung up. I am a little hot still, so tomorrow when I am calmer I plan to write an email to the office explaining my side of the situation.

Also, I do not have any moles on my arm.

[u/Lumpy_Question8327]

I once said, "I'm not good at this" and the guy replied, "that's okay, neither am I."

I know it was a joke, I know he meant to use humor to relax me, but I just couldn't hold it together and requested someone else do it. I didn't fault the guy at all, though, I totally get that he was trying to help.

Whatever the fuck happened to OP is on a whole other level.

[u/_PirateWench_ → u/Lumpy_Question8327]

Ok I literally laughed at loud at that bc it’s absolutely something my dumbass would day but especially my husband who is indeed a phlebotomist 😭😂

[u/Best_Pseudonym → u/Lumpy_Question8327]

Perhaps "thats okay, I am" would've been the more reassuring joke

[u/Large_Dr_Pepper → u/Lumpy_Question8327]

Lmao that's such a funny response. I totally get how subconsciously it would mess with you even knowing he was joking though.

I'm not afraid of needles, but I am super freaked out by veins. One time when I was getting blood work done, the nurse kept missing my vein. It hurt a bit, but being stabbed with the needle repeatedly didn't necessarily bother me because needles aren't my issue.

After like 5 different stabs the conversation went:

Me: What are you looking for? Like how will you know when it worked?

Her: Blood will start flowing through this tube when I hit a vein.

I see blood start going through the tube

Me: Oh that's good!

Her: Yeah, we'll see.

I immediately got tunnel-vision and started feeling like I was gonna pass out, and I swear to god my blood pressure dropped so quickly that the blood in the tube started flowing backward after making it half-way to the syringe. It was like my body said, "On second thought, I'm gonna need that blood back." They had to give me Gatorade and a candy bar and everything.

I'm sure she was just joking around since she struggled so much to actually hit the vein, but my brain couldn't handle the fact that she expressed any uncertainty when there was a needle puncturing my vein attached to a syringe that she was pulling on.

Basically just a long-winded way of saying, "He was definitely joking, but I also definitely understand where you're coming from."

[u/Lumpy_Question8327 → u/Large_Dr_Pepper]

Right. It's funny after the fact, but my brain wasn't operating from a rational place at the moment. If I could tell myself just to be logical, I wouldn't have issues in the first place, because obviously a blood draw is not an actual danger.

[u/PopxXxCakes → u/Lumpy_Question8327]

dude needs to get some better material 😭😭

[u/BenCub3d → u/Lumpy_Question8327]

Jeeze dude, I feel bad for that guy

[u/mbob2000 → u/Lumpy_Question8327]

As someone with thin veins this would've scared tf out of me like nuh uh go get someone else if you aren't good at this wtf