Pinning anxiety

[hard2gain]

So I'm prolly gonna sound like a total puss here but I'm just wondering if anyone else has been through this and how to get the hell over it.

I have always done my own pins and I use to kind of enjoy it. But lately I've been getting anxiety when it comes time to push the needle in. You see a few weeks ago I absolutely nailed a vein in my quad and it actually squirted blood. Totally fucked my head up so ever since I've gotta have a buddy come over and help every time I need to pin.

Like I said I'm prolly just being a puss but I can't make it past this and I really need to be able to do my own pins. SubQ doesn't bother me but I just can't push the 25g in. If anyone has any advice or even feels like telling me to "man up" either would be appreciated.

 

[essays]

So I'm prolly gonna sound like a total puss here but I'm just wondering if anyone else has been through this and how to get the hell over it.

I have always done my own pins and I use to kind of enjoy it. But lately I've been getting anxiety when it comes time to push the needle in. You see a few weeks ago I absolutely nailed a vein in my quad and it actually squirted blood. Totally fucked my head up so ever since I've gotta have a buddy come over and help every time I need to pin.

Like I said I'm prolly just being a puss but I can't make it past this and I really need to be able to do my own pins. SubQ doesn't bother me but I just can't push the 25g in. If anyone has any advice or even feels like telling me to "man up" either would be appreciated.

Wherebouts did you actually hit the quad when you hit the vein? Maybe you just need to get back to basics when you're choosing your spot, some guys tend to start spreading out a little too much to avoid scar tissue buildup.

You've done it before man, you know how easy it is. Just take your time and do it right, always aspirate.

 

[DuRsT]

lol

 

[PaiN iiS pLeasuRE]

haaaa...good one durst lol

 

[Vipvegas]

I always find to breathe slowly and relaxed then on a slow deep breathe hold and pin, breathe out aspirate, then look away and continue by pushing till plunger hits floor. I seem to be alot calmer if Im not worried about how long it takes and staring at pin. Gives me anxiety thinking bout it and always chill when Im looking away. I also like doing so while using headphones and listening to tunes makes me feel like im in the zone.




and MAN UP!!! Had to do it

 

[Bullishness]

That was Probably just a fluke hitting a vein, Whats wrong with the glutes? big target and hardly any pain. oh, and yea MAN UP !!!

 

[hard2gain]

Thanks guys I took my own advice and manned up and just did it but by the time it was done i had sweat dripping down my face and I was shaking so fucking bad that I prolly won't even be able to sit down for a fucking week. Talk about scar tissue fml! IDK what the hell is wrong with me but this is fucked up. I have never came across this before.

 

[bippal]

I had to go to the Er once for work, thanks to a nasty gas and diesel spill. After they almost put the one antibiotic I told them I was extremely allergic to in the iv, the guy who was doing it had a name tag that said he was training. As is my nature, I was a smart ass and mentioned it, he said he had been an Emt for years and was just training for Er certification specifically. After his third attempt and finding a vein, he fucked up the screw that attached the needle to the iv, and every time my heart would beat, I would shoot blood out of the open needle. I sat there calm while he flipped out. I think the experience had kept me pretty zoned in when it came to pinning. I figure if they fuck up too, it's not going to kill me to do it myself.

 

[essays]

Thanks guys I took my own advice and manned up and just did it but by the time it was done i had sweat dripping down my face and I was shaking so fucking bad that I prolly won't even be able to sit down for a fucking week. Talk about scar tissue fml! IDK what the hell is wrong with me but this is fucked up. I have never came across this before.

Try pinning quads next time. You can seat yourself in a more comfortable/restful position, and that might lead to less anxiety.

 

[Matthew121]

I pinned my quad the other day and while pulling the needle out after it was out a small water fountain of blood squirted out for a few seconds. Looked kinda like something out of a horror movie. I chuckled and put a band aid on it.
(I always aspirate btw)
I talk to my sister who is an rn, and she told me it could be pinning into a build up of scar tissue, or just pressure. I pin quads everyday usually right around the same spot, so her conclusion was just scar tissue on the muscle. Which is not a big deal at all.

 

[hard2gain]

I pinned my quad the other day and while pulling the needle out after it was out a small water fountain of blood squirted out for a few seconds. Looked kinda like something out of a horror movie. I chuckled and put a band aid on it.
(I always aspirate btw)
I talk to my sister who is an rn, and she told me it could be pinning into a build up of scar tissue, or just pressure. I pin quads everyday usually right around the same spot, so her conclusion was just scar tissue on the muscle. Which is not a big deal at all.

Sounds like exactly what happened to me! And thanks for the info on the scar tissue, thats probably exactly what happened. Good post bro thanks!

 

[PaiN iiS pLeasuRE]

helps to shoot right after nice hot shower for me personally...body's relaxed skins relaxed, nice and slow and it goes in nice and easy...

 

[hard2gain]

Never could do it after a shower I start sweating for some reason. I use to always turn up some music though I need to try that one again.

btw I like the quote in your sig! I was thinking of the cage as test levels though haha