I have a violent fear of medical needles, to the point where I faint just from the thought of them. I actually ended up with tetanus earlier this year from a bad cut (only 30 people a year get it in the US) and had to be sedated in order to get a tetanus shot. A month of lockjaw was not enough to get me over my fear. I want to get my covid vaccine and desperately need to get blood work done or my doctor is going to drop me as a patient. People love to give me crap about it because I have several tattoos but it is not the same. I've tried all the methods of not looking and distracting myself but the build-up of anxiety always gets me. I really don't know what to do anymore. How do other people get over this fear?