I’m a very anxious and scared person. I have been since I was a kid. One of my biggest fears is having my blood drawn. I’ve had it done at the beginning of this year for something very important. I got it done once before that on accident and I wasn’t even sure it was happening because once I was suspicious I looked away and didn’t look back.

I’ve been in a rough financial situation recently and need money sooner rather than later, and one seemingly easy and quick option I’ve heard about is to donate blood plasma. I know many people do this and frequently too. 
I want to donate at my local plasma center because it would really help me out but I can’t even visualize it without getting extremely anxious and panicky. It’s so annoying and irrational. I can get shots since they’re quick, but the idea of blood being taken out of my body(even temporarily) freaks me out. I almost gave blood in high school and thank god I didn’t qualify back then because leading up to it was feeling extremely anxious and couldn’t calm down.

I really want to do this and not be so utterly terrified. Any advice on how to face a fear?