They're not suppose to do that...

I don't think it's necessarily an FML or a YDI, so I won't vote, but I will say that it seems unlikely that it happened quite like this. Don't you have to be 18 to give blood? One would think that by the age of 18, you'd know if you had a fear of needles to the point where you wouldn't be able to give blood. As someone who doesn't do well with needles, and also wasn't at the required weight since I'm a petite person, I've never even volunteered because I know I'd probably freak out. Even if it did happen like this, in the end you accomplished your goal, did a good deed by donating blood to someone who needs it, and are still alive, no? side note: #121 - seriously! it's such a trend now for people to have shit wrong with them. it's getting to the point where you can't even meet someone that DOESN'T "suffer" from depression, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, you name it. I'm not saying that there aren't people who don't legitimately have issues, but I do agree that the occurrence of such seems to be in much higher proportions than it should be.

Boo hoo little baby. If the needle was already in, that's the worst part. And that doesn't even hurt. Get over it.

They didn't "steal" your blood you pansy.

That does suck, at least you didnt pass out. Plus now you've saved a few lives. :]

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Seriously, I think you were overreacting. They didn't "steal" your blood, as I do think somewhere in the paperwork you do have to say you are of sound mind and free will, and acting on those two qualities in your decision to donate blood. Yeah she didn't stop when you asked her to, but you were a wuss for not acting like a big kid, and waiting the extra two minutes it took for the nurse to finish. I personally have no respect for people who can donate and do not (except for instances of medical or religious reasons). When my dad was on dialysis and my mother gifted a kidney to him, you would not believe how many people admitted that they would never give a kidney to their husband (or their wife/sister/brother/aunt/cousin/uncle/son/daughter/et cetera). Maybe having grown up with that situation, I'm more sympathetic to the medical demand, but I just don't understand people who are selfish enough not to give back in any way they can. And the people like that, are the first ones to be reaking havoc when they're in the situation, and can't get what they need.

I guess you didn't think through what it actually means to give blood before you went, because if you had you wouldn't have panicked. Next time, try thinking.

okay, #31 and anybody else who thinks panic attacks aren't real/are just a reason to pussy out/are just an overreaction needs to shut the **** up and be stuck inside the head of someone having one. on another note, it IS in the paperwork that if the donor should change their mind during any point in the procedure the red cross WILL stop. so when it's all said and done, they technically "stole" your blood- that sucks, but still, i wouldn't say stole.... just took it in an incredibly rude way.

#1 rule of life: don't panic