My fear of needles has forever changed the way I look at life.
A few minutes into what I thought would be a routine checkup my doctor, as calmly as one can, suggested that we go to the emergency room immediately. As soon as I arrived i had two nurses giving me simultaneous shots of insulin. I was a fourteen year old boy in full tears in the middle of the emergency room because of a little shot. I knew the my future of giving myself shots was going to be a rough road. I was not ready.
For the next three months after my diagnoses I refused to “stab myself.” The pivotal point in my acceptance of diabetes was one day when my mom refused to give me my shot. At the time I felt she was a bad mother, but as I look back on it I realize she helped me to become the man I am today. There was no way around it, if I wanted to live i was going to have to face my fears. With my hands trembling I sunk the needle deep into my skin and then pulled it back out. As the needle came out, A sense of relief flooded over me. I had finally done it. My lifelong fear of needles came to an end.
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Overcoming the fear of needles has ultimately paved a path for success. The biggest epiphany I had was that asking, “why me?” solves absolutely