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This is something very common worldwide
So Brazilians got this idea.
Virtual reality and vaccines
Virtual Realilty And Vaccines.
Feb 28, 2018 11:46 AM
paulofor
153390
3338
87
This is something very common worldwide
So Brazilians got this idea.
Virtual Realilty And Vaccines.
JanMichaelVincentQuadrant16
In my country they just punch it in
choakid999
I love that one kid “I’m only 5”
tweep213
No. Kids aren't afraid of vaccines. Kids are afraid of needles and the pain.
thrull
why did this make me tear up!?
FallingStar7669
Technology serving humanity, as it should.
saberreese
Here's source. Because you need to source: https://youtu.be/9CPVOt7QjcM
AelitaS
Good sauce
inkyfingers50
thank you for the sauce
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
I've never seen a video game that gives the player autism
Mangomancer
you havent played Vr Chat then.
mylastsecondonearth
So this is how the matrix starts.
triedtothinkofausernamethatwasntalreadytaken
Or ready player one. What that movie where people get super high and go into a simulated world
NHRA21
Maybe Sword Art Online
ebai
I thought it started when it ended?
Wowyouknowwhatsomanyusernamesaretakenthesedays
Or the Mothers Rosario arc... only good one in that show.
MichaelIronsidesDismemberedLimbs
Your fear of needles is quickly eliminated when you need them to survive, I was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at 6 years old, 27 years ago.
lukas9356
Im TERRIFIED of needles. But im too old for such distractions. FML
moriartie
You just need another kind of game in the vr
Snedds88
Hey op, do you happen to have a source? I’m teaching a lesson on VR to high school kids this week and that’s such a good example
Totorodroppings
I think this is a fantastic idea.
AppleShrapnel
Looks neat. Had enough bloodwork done as a child I eventually got past the fear but this could be good if needles are encountered less often
7grims
protect childs from everything, until they become broken ppl who cant function in society :D hurray
belindashort
Many of us get our fears from our parents. If they're calm and something like this helps it could change everything
OopsieDaiseys
I have to deal with this, I work with mentally handicapped adults. A simple jest can make my life a living hell.
BearToof
Dentist here - some kids are fine and then their parents say stupid shit like “this is gonna hurt so bad! Lol” and bam, scarred for life
belindashort
Yep it's ridiculous
zoezoebelle
I got my fear from this one shithead nurse who said "Now turn your head so I can stab you." Never feared needles before that.
Lesurous
Make an adult version, but make it so sci-fi as shit.
Lukezors
But like wont this take forever to get a bunch of kids through?
StarlightSnep
Do it long enough and im sure they can speedrun it in under 30s
AelitaS
No, only as long as the procedure itself, plus or minus maybe 30 seconds at most.
livingonthemildside
It didn't take as long as getting another nurse in the room to help hold the child still when they freak out
Systeria
My mom worked in an allergy clinic and would let me watch sometimes. I loved getting shots and having allergy prick tests done on my back
PacificKnight
i use to be scared of needles, but then did a lot of paintballing as a teenager. The stings of paintball kind of dulled my fear of needles
TuboThePanda
This made me tear up. Not because it's cute or anything it's just I have a phobia against syringes and this scared me shitless.
livingonthemildside
They are not that bad I hate needles and they numb your gums first all you feel is pressure and a small pinch similar to butterfly needle
nagolwagol
Agreed. Am in cold sweat in 32 degree Australia
CraftedLine
Wait until you have some major dental work. They'll inject you in the guns, yes you can feel and hear the medicine! It squirts and hurts.
Zandrake
Worst one in my opinion was a shot to the roof of the mouth. A tear rolled down my cheek as that one went in.
TuboThePanda
Yeah I got a hole in my tooth fixed with no anesthesia. Sooo I'm taking better care of my teeth now
Zandrake
In addition to brushing/flossing of course, I suggest chewing xylitol gum after food. I got complimented on my clean teeth last checkup.
miasmicmonky
So, since I have an insane fear of needles, I think this would be pretty awesome and would give something like this a try.
Favri
Yes, what's the harm in shielding young children from something relatively painless but necessary...
PosthumousExile
Don't quote me on this but could help reduce fear of doctors in adulthood
Favri
"Don't quote me on this but could help reduce fear of doctors in adulthood" - @Molly1031 , circa 2018
PosthumousExile
goddam u +1
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
Hahaha Luigi. Middle class Brazilian kids have the funniest names. Most private schools are teeming with Enzos and Valentinas.
alpacasaurusrex
Eh, idk, I used to have a needle phobia. Then I went to school and had to get poked a lot. A lot. And it sucked but now I don’t give a shit
alpacasaurusrex
about them unless they’re in my mouth. Idk I feel like coddling them this much isn’t good at all.
khavul
+1 for making the jobs of our doctors and nurses better.
Ifreakinglovepenguins
Ok what the actual fuck. I live in Brasil my whole life and NEVER have i ever seen this shit before . Welp guess its time to go tothe medic
TheDetox
I got a phobia of needles myself, but I guess I just grit my teeth deal with it. But you know, I guess this is a start for kids.
BanadecCamberbootch
Or, hear me out here, you do your fucking job as a parent and teach your kids not to be little bitches. Parent of 4. It's doable.
ohmyapplepie
Holy crap you guys! Check this out, we have a Perfect Parent dispensing Wisdom over here!
BanadecCamberbootch
Haha no, nowhere near perfect. But people don't treat their kids like people, and then they're shocked when they're awful.
Tassyr
Right? I'm a huge needlephobe. I still got my fucking vaccinations.
itdoesntmatternoneofthismatters
I'm a grown-ass man and have a phobia of needles. I would totally prefer this.
DelicateMenstrualQueef
This is valid, dude. Phobias are a bitch, and if this technology would help you take care of your health, that's cool.
AelitaS
You know what? VR that actually has you feeling stuff IRL like touch or minor pain would be VERY immersive.
ultradongle
Fuck yeah, same here. I'll take a piece of fire fruit on my arm over a needle any day!
miasmicmonky
I just wish the doctors office would do the same as the dentist and just give me Nitrous to get me high enough to not care.
Dystopiana
I'm with you on that. whenever I get shots I need to have my attention taken by something else otherwise I'm put into fight or flight mode.
OldmanSerious
I'm not scared of needles, however I have fainted a couple of times by looking at the wrong time. Scares the heck out of the nurses.
Zakn3fein
I can watch myself get stuck with needles, doesnt bother me. But seeing OTHER people get stuck fucking freaks me out.
honeyleaf
After I started getting weekly allergy shots, I could get normal ones. The allergy shots area lot less painful and eventually u get used to
NerdN1
https://xkcd.com/37
MrAgnosticman
I'm a grown ass man that hates the eventuality of prostate exams in the future, I want them to make a VR situation for that.
ItWasntSupposedToBeThisWay
Pretty sure that pornhub already has something similar.
Clitastrophe
They just shove a camera in your ass right? Or do they shove needles up you? One sounds like a party. One sounds like a bad day.
OldmanSerious
Prostate exam is checking the prostate gland with a finger (up your butt). You're thinking of a colonoscopy where they use a camera-probe
paulofor
If you prefer it, imagine children. I think this is a very clever way of avoiding boys and girls facing a stressful situation.
Sapotaattori
I read article about mexican doctor using this instead of painmeds. When going help people in poor areas. He had meds at hand but saved $.
rantomi
Have you heard of Arcangel-program?
TheMossWillInheritTheEarth
Oh, this would be great. When I went to get my flu shot, there was this boy that was screaming I DON'T WANNA GO BACK and I was like I GETCHU
LeadByBadExample
I never found it particularly enjoyable, but I've never feared it either. I'm pretty happy that I can expect pain and go through it without>
LeadByBadExample
> needing a crutch like this. Not saying it doesn't have uses, just that it shouldn't be used as a blanket solution for all kids.
ItWasCool
boys and girls should face stressful situations though...
Sapotaattori
interesting read about helping poor people and vr. https://mosaicscience.com/story/virtual-reality-VR-surgery-pain-mexico/
ImAKeyboardWarrior
Genuine question, why are people afraid of needles? I’ve never been afraid and I don’t know anyone that is.
officialgifpolice
When I was getting them in primary school the 'nurses' were volunteers and didn't know what they were doing. Nice and painful.
AelitaS
For some people it's pain. No one likes pain.
StarlightSnep
Typically because of them being seen as bad by television shows and parents being afraid of them around their kids so it rubs off on them to
Tassyr
In my case it was several weeks of playing pincushion after a ruptured appendix and infection at a really young age.
twentyfivehundred
I'm conflicted on this one. Somehow I feel that fear of needles is the kind of thing you better face when you're a child.
Kitastrophe
I developed a needle phobia at age 18 during a 6 week stay at a hospital. It is definitely something you don't need to carry as an adult
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miasmicmonky
I still have them do that. And I am still afraid of needles. The only time I willingly take them is when the dentist gives me Nitrous.
BraapJohnson
Used to be scared of needles, then I broke my arm. Don't give a shit anymore, figured if I could stand breaking and arm needles aren't bad.
JuliaKawanova
Yup, I got over the fear of needles when I required a lot of hospital visits in my early 20's.
Ihavewaytoomanyfavoritestosort
Considerig I had a nervous breakdown cause the doctor insisted on givig me my vaccines in portions over time, I WISH they has these.
belindashort
Honestly I had a fear of needles from my mom freaking out. This would have solved it
butmahitsjustmebooo
I feel like the fear this time isn't the needles. It's vaccines as a concept with how people are always blowing up, saying they're dangerous
indyjacob
I never got over it, actually. As a child, a teenager, and even now, I just couldn't handle anything going through my skin.
PaintedSlate
I mean, this is one way to do that. Worst case scenario is having a bad initial experience, which makes it way harder to address later.
TheGhostofElizabethShue
Doesn't make sense, vaccinations when young is probably the thing that causes a phobia to develop in the first place.
SirReginaldVonBartlesbeid
I got a bad case.of fear. Maybe from my constant shots as a baby and toddler
BlueLola
In high school I saw a classmate freaking out about needles and they had to restrain the guy to vaccinate. Ever since I've also been scared.
KaiserGSaw
i got my fear when they had to drain blood multiple times because they accidentialy trashed the first phials the day before in an hospital.
flamingflamingo
That's highly speculative. They already distract kids with like squeaky toys and jingling keys. It's not like they'd do this forever.
SneakEFoxxe
Funnily enough, I was totally ok with needles as a baby-toddler-child, but now they freak me out. I think it’s cause I had a seizure while
SneakEFoxxe
donating blood though
sitarhero
I used to donate plasma. Nothing like watching a metal pipe get stabbed into your arm and your fluids draining out shortly after.
DireSnails
I can only do whole blood or red cells as the anticoagulants for plasma made me hurl on the phlebotomist.
CreateYourOwnNormality
Also conflicted. On a positive note, the kids get vaccine-autism, but on a negative note they don't fully get the pain and fear of needles.
belindashort
I hope you are being facetious
CreateYourOwnNormality
Good to know
RI7E
Dude. I've gotten so much needles before all around my upper body and I'm still a little scared of them. It's not the needle part however.
CityYeti
I had to have nurses hold me down. I lost my fear after watching an episode of Becker. I think this would help a lot
Ballsackhands
Lol either your are afraid or you aren't. Adults who are afraid are afraid because they got poked a lot as a child. Nobody stops being
Ballsackhands
Afraid of needless unless they're a drug addict lol. We so have a mini panic attack before we get a vaccine.
frsheath12
I actually have no problem with needles. All it took for little me was calm adults and an ice cream for "being such a good boy". Kids, man.
Bridgiebird
I got over mine as an adult when I had to start doing immunotherapy injections for allergies in my late 20s.
malakim
As long as you don't show me the fucking needle i'm fine with it. If you show it to me, chances are i'll keel over.
malakim
Got my wisdom teeth removed. Anesthetist came in with a huge syringe, i went white as a sheet, dude said "be back in 30" and went out again
atamosk
yeah this
KuldFyt
I was never all that scared until I got some blood drawn for testing and the phlebotomist dropped the tubing before taping doen the needle.
DrSchmolls
For some reason, i still don't like vaccines but im great with IVs and blood draws
MrsSandman
Also might teach to dissassociate pain from reality which isn't good either.
HitlersKDratio
I had to get like 5 shots in a row, then I got over it somehow. My brain just developed a coping mechanism somehow...
miasmicmonky
As an individual with an extreme fear of needles, I would try this. As a kid I got my shots when needed but never without resistance.
PhyshStycc
I was just told to suck it up and don't be a bitch. Very effective.
BallsToYouMyGoodSir
the real question you should be asking, IS THAT A FUCKING WERECHAIR!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt65QPLZof4
Vesane
I was walking in sandles once as a kid and walked straight into a small twig. Realised that a needle is less painful and more useful
mormacil
This kind of thing also works for burn victims and changing their bandaging. It's a neat tech.
cyno01
That seems like a better application since that takes longer than 5 seconds.
Nalagurl
Por que los dos?
KiteVincent
That’s something that will stick with me always.
Malchezzar
40 Year old man getting a vaccination: "WHERE IN THE GODDAMN IS MY FIRE FRUIT"
TheLordCypher
I got over mine during inprocessing in Basic Training. Turns out an angry man threatening to kill you if you flinch is a great way to do it.
Formalis
27/m/uk. Had a traumatic hospital experience with a kidney infection when I was a kid and I flip out when in situations with needles. (1/2)
Formalis
Also, thinking/talking about needles makes my left arm ache and tingle... like it is right now. I can’t even face blood tests. (2/2)
BANANAFLAKE
The last time I was afraid of a needle was when I was 3 and they stabbed me in the butt. I couldn't sit for a week. After that I was like>
BANANAFLAKE
Oh you are only stabbing me in the arm? Go for it dude!
HiMyNameIsReggie
Life gets easier. I am sure at some point there was a guy who said that people should not use medical anesthetic because the pain is 1/
HiMyNameIsReggie
Something you need to face. There's no reason to make a situation more physically uncomfortable than it needs to be. 2/2
AIComments
The best way to get over a fear of needles is to use them on other people. Not sure where I'm going with this.
mylastsecondonearth
sillysalmon
Psh. Getting over a fear of needles is bullshit. You just have to grit it out until it sucks less. Plus this>having nurses hold you down.
MadamMurder
I've had plenty of needles when I was a kid. Including an IV line. Still scared shitless of needles. Makes me nervous just thinking about it
DanOrtega
My fear of needles started with a septagenarian retired nurse that couldnt hold her pulse still for her life, punctured me over 6 times bad.
TwerkingLurker
I donate blood very regularly. That helped me get passed a phobia of needles.
DontWannaCloseMyEyesCauseIMissYouBabyAndIDontWannaMissAThang
MUH VIRTUAL HEROIN ADDICTION
paleblackfish
college student now and am still pretty terrified of needles
DemonicCarnage
Kinda over needles, not good with blood draws now
JaffSmath
I liked the way it felt when I got stuck with needles. God I was a weird kid
Brix83
While I didn't like the feeling, I did like to watch. As long as I could see what was happening, I was good. Still am now.
EEgirl
Same! Nurses want me to look away but if I don't see the needle I tense up.
BlackVelPlz
I have hyper sensitive skin so needles, NO. needles hurt more than anything else.
DireSnails
I don't mind needles at all, so I give blood every 8 weeks to help make up for those who can't stand to.
PoppinLochNessHopster
I disagree. When I was a child it took 4 nurses to hold me down as I went apeshit over a shot. I would have better control as an adult.
MistressLyda
Yeah, in cases like that, this makes sense. With the more "butterfly in stomach" nerves that can be fixed by a Disney bandage? Not so much.
ColnelMeatsicle
I never got to be afraid of needles thanks to having a diabetic mother and being diabetic myself. I had to see/use them multiple times daily
hopethisisarelevantname
My kid's mom has tattoos, and our daughter is T1 diabetic... I find it hilarious that both still hate needles.
MantisTobagganMD
My dad has had 4 shots a day since he was 4. Still never get used seeing to him jab himself
Madethisusernameforonereason
Honestly... wiggle your toes. Distracts your brain from the pain sensation of most hypodermic needles.
Madethisusernameforonereason
Doesn't work when your mom exclaims "Oh my God!" while the nurse is using a transfer syringe. Instant reinforcement of fear, CHECK!
beautifulpeanutbutter
I'm an adult with multiple tattoos and piercings, and yet I'm still afraid of medical needles
ThePerks2010
Same, although I'm fine with blood tests just hate it when there's stuff going in
thorkild91
That's not even weird as my friend who was an intravenous drug user and doesn't like getting shots
spiceass9000
Well, I never got over it. I just look away now
undead4life
...and see, I HAVE to watch it happen. Not knowing what it is, or when it's coming is the only stressful part for me.
noscarletcoat
My mom taught me to never look away, bc that just lets your imagination blow it out of proportion; works for me, but everyone's different
DarkwingDuc
But you did develop a coping mechanism. That's something.
UlfhednarSkol
I love watching them draw my blood.
SharkDoctor
I'm a heroin addict and can poke myself no prob. But when I have to get blood drawn I have to look away while the nurse digs to find a vein.
PorneliusHubertII
I dislike needles but I absolutely have to stare directly at it when it goes in.
hcb12
Same, and be on the edge of my chair. I can't stand being blocked in when it happens, I need to be prepared to move if the nurse sneezes.
sauciergymnast
Youre not alone friendo
echonite
My daughter is 4. She does this. It creeps the people out. Hell, I cant even look at other people getting shots, though Im not "scared".
PCGamingKurshuk
There are dozens of us. DOZENS!
Equinox13
I do this because I'm interested to see. It tends to unnerve the med tech.
Diamondia
Yeah. An I get immensely annoyed and uncomfortable if I can't see it. I can't stand butt shots
omgbs
I work at a pediatrics and This is a great idea some kids That come to our practice Have history and still Punch the nurses that try to
omgbs
give them vaccines and it becomes very difficult for them to get the correct vaccines. This would be great for kids with high anxiety and
omgbs
cant sit still.
orangecicle
Kids like that sound like kids with bad parents.
omgbs
you think but they just have anxiety issues :(
BigAdam
I got over it when I got a filling done. Turns out, drills are WAY fuck more painful that a needle. Problem solved.
NoLongerFoamingWolffo
Yeah after you've broken bones, had stitches... two surgeries from injures... Needles don't seem all that bad...
SecondTomorrow
Lucky for me, I faint during local anesthetic dental work! They have to sedate me.
Clitastrophe
I did a lot of dental work last year or so. The needle points hurt the worse, and took ages to heal, every time...
TheMagnificentOnion
I hate needles so much that I rather endure the pain from the drill. Really, fuck needles and fuck doctors who use them without caution
CrescentM00n
Unfortunately drills I could handle still terrified of needles
LurKaiSen
Nah, that novacane shot in the roof of the mouth when getting wisdom teeth out was a fucking bitch.
PrincessCatBucket
I made the other choice on this one. 2 fillings with only that mouth numb-y cup of stuff.
ghennypenny
Pregnancy got me over the fear of needles. Getting your blood drawn every other dr.’s appointment will make you numb enough
KyIr
My fear of needle was totally unrelated to pain. Used to get my fillings done without anesthetics till i got over it.
BritishBatman
I got over it when I had to have over 200 blood tests done for various reasons. Btw, most painful one is through the wrist into the artery
BritishBatman
I was on morphine at the time and it was still the most pain I've ever had
Hutchy01
It's even worse when the pain relief doesn't work so you've got Needle and Drill pain.
KazVonHoppel
it's not the pain as much as the feeling of something being put inside your veins that bothers me.
Rubyredslippers33
Drills do not scare me. Medical staples don't. Needles make me cry like a BITCH. I'm 30 & weep like a tiny wee baby
FoundationSCP
And this is what triggered my fear of dentists instead. When I was a child, I had mouth surgery with no pain meds. The drill was unbearable.
awakeallnight
As a kid, I would white-knuckle the chair during fillings until one was deep enough it was no longer an option. Valium saved the day.
TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsTheBabyAteMyDingo
When I was a child I had a fever, my hands felt just like two balloons.
Hutchy01
Thankfully it happened to me as an adult so I could get utterly shitfaced to forget it.
FoundationSCP
I don't know if even that would have changed anything. I still think that's the worst pain I've ever felt.
EcchiTentacles
Always get the happy gas.
just4thelolz
I mean, it's not like I've become indifferent to pain but yeah, there are certain life experiences that put the little poke into perspective
just4thelolz
For me personally it was a dislocated kneecap and the time I was treated for frequent nose bleeds.
eiwwik
i have had 6 fillings done when i was younger and only 1 was ever done with a needle.....i was not fond of needles or toothbrushes
Z0op
Ah the major payne method “aahh my leg!” *snaps finger* “aaah my finger!”
BigAdam
*stab* fuck yeah drugs
WoefulWombat
Unless it's for a blood test, and for some reason all your veins have disappeared, so the nurse repeatedly jabs your inner elbow.
BigAdam
Even better, you get NHS Nurse tea. Which is close to a builders brew, but you can't cut it into blocks. And its hot.
WoefulWombat
Nope. No tea in Australia. Just a cotton ball of blood and some super strength tape in your arm hair. Free, of course.
KillingTlme
How about the sound of that drill grinding away at your teeth.. oh and the smell
BigAdam
Doesn't bother me. I can't smell too good. And I just stare at the iffy wiring in the lamp. It irks me so.
MoriartyWithThemNegativeWaves
The smell and taste was awful! I recently tried drinking some bone broth this winter and the taste was too similar to powdered tooth.
Drek258
I was deeply afraid of needles as a kid & hated the dentist because of it. They waited until I was a teen to tell me about the gel.
Totallyscrewedinaustin
So how is your newfound fear of dentists going?
spypengen
When I was little I was at the dentist and nearly got run over by a car that plowed through the office because the driver fell asleep.
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Glad you didn't die.
BigAdam
I've since had teeth pulled, the fear sweats are massive, but its overall not that bad. The build up is horrible, then wiggle, wag, pull.
RecklessGentleman
Wiggle, wag, pull, eh?
BigAdam
She was a girthy fecker too ;
Exquisitine
This isn't a good one at all