I am needlephobic and it is no joke - being in hospital as a child and remembering doctors poking needles in me trying to get some blood, plus two particularly bad dentists and their needles, has given me lifelong needlephobia. I forced myself to have my covid jabs because my husband is clinically vulnerable - I can, barely, cope with a quick jab in my upper arm, but I was starting to hyperventilate on both occasions. I always say please do not say "sharp scratch" - it makes me tense up and the injection painful. If I ever need a blood test they will have to semi sedate me so I don't freak out - it is NOT silly at all!