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Doctor future... blood??
Ok well.... let's say that all of my frieds agree that i should become a doctor when i grow up. It runs in the family, so I know alot about health and such. another reason why I think I should become a doctor, is that in science class in school today, we dissected a Sheeps Brain, and a Cow's eyeball!!! and I was really good, even some of the guys asked me to help them!
what's the problem right??????????
welllll... I'm good at dissecting, and good at health BUUUT.. I CAN'T HANDLE BLOOD!!!!!!!
whenever i look at blood, i get all grossed out!
so how can i become a doctor if i cant even look at blood???
soo my question is... does anybody have any ways to be able to handle blood??? I look at the tv show ER sometimes.. but I just get all pale! HELP ME PLEASE!!!
16/f
PS: dont tell me to choose another job, or that i'm too young to even start thinking about choosing jobs.... i've made up my mind about this!
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Most people can get used to just about anything. I've done some things in my life that weren't all that pleasant, but the more you do it, or are exposed ot it, usually the more comfortable you get.
I cant stand dissecting and I get ill looking at viscera. I almost backed out of biology in High School; I only did it when I was told I would be failed if I didn't. Ahhh, I can still smell the fetal-pig-in-a-bag. Blech.
If this fear of blood isn't on the level of a phobia, you can get used to it, usually, through repeated exposure. You'll get to the point that you might not even notice it. Garbage men get used to a lot thats pretty gross, coroners get used to some pretty foul stuff, and butchers or people who work at slaughterhouses, they get over it. My bet is, that if you are really, really determined, that you can beat the whole blood thing.
If it is a phobia, you'll have to get a professional opinion from a mental health expert. Even then, though, there are jobs in the healthcare industry that you could probably find that wont involve a plethora of blood...though you'll still have to go through school, residency, etc etc.
I doubt that a fear of blood is a definite ixnay on being a doctor.
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well my dads friend went to medical school for 7 year only to discover he couldnt stand blood either and basically it was 7 years of school down the drain. but there are people you can contact (like therapists almost) that can help you overcome your fear of blood. I don't know exactly how to contact these people but id try google or something
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you could specialize in something that doesn't have alot of blood in it like dermatology (sp). Sometimes you just like get used to it and stuff & grow out of phobias like that.
hope i helped =]
Jess
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