Is anyone else really afraid of the doctor?

I'm 24, and have a huge medical fetish, especially needles.

I always avoid doctors, though. I've never even been to a gynecologist. When my dr wanted to do a pap, I skipped out on her. I have the desire to give up control, but a unable to face an actual examination.. is anyone else like this?

My ex was like that and i had a friend who was into medical fetish like me so i sent her with her. it helped my ex so much that the next time i went with the then that led to great sex with them both

Most women feel that way, and it is not uncommon. It is just something we have to endure. I much rather have a pelvic exam and pap smear, than go to the dentist.

I agree, they are scary but now I just go and try to relax. Still better than the dentist

I agree with the dentist issue. I absolutely am terrified of the dentist, even for a cleaning and checkup. My denist knows what a wimp I am which makes it a little easier. I have to go On Thursday as I have a tooth that has been sensitive for 4 months now. Last week it really started throbbing. I am terrified now that I have gotten to the point where I will need a root canal. I was so freaked out with my one and only root canal so far that at the first appointment I had such a meltdown that my dentist rescheduled and gave me a script for valium to take before I came back. I would trade a gyn exam every month for the two visits per year to the dentist!

I can't say that I'm really terrified of doctors, but I do get scared and nervous when I have to go. Especially if I don't know what's in store for me. It's the anticipation of the unknown that I'm afraid of and whether I can handle it or not. I know I have to go though, so I do. What I don't understand is why I love to think about it and when I do I get really turned on. It just doesn't make sense to get turned on by something you're afraid of, but I do and there ya have it!

I think dental procedures are more painful and difficult than

a routine physical exam

I'm the same. I haven't seen a doctor in the last 15 years except for the gyn exam, and that's only because my wife makes me go.

I love being examined... but doctors kind of freak me out. If it's a paramedic or EMT examining me, I'm fine with that. If it's a nurse, I'm okay with it. But a doctor? They scare me. I'm always afraid they're going to tell me I'm dying of some horrible disease!

I don't mind going to the doctor, but I always get really nervous at first and when they check my pulse and blood pressure, they are worried about how high they are, but once I relax a bit through talking or being examined and the doctor takes vitals again later, they're usually fine.

Im fine with doctors but am terrified of hospitals.

I am totally like that too. You're not alone.

Exactly the same.

I've never been to a real one either. The idea is terrifying. But in play it's so much fun...

I wonder if it adds to the interest. You hear of "white coat syndrome" where people get fear when visiting the doctor, and their blood pressure rises etc.

I have a similar concern for doctors visits - but it doesn't kill the fantasy!.

This is my main question to the board. Is anyone else really afraid of the doctor?

Funny thing really, I have dreamed since I was six of being a doctor and marrying one.

Here's the thing. I am afraid of going to the doctors. Yes, me, currently a nurse.

I do- I have always had a problem going to the "real" doctor. Actually, I usually cry after going (I am also 28 years old, so this is fairly embarrassing to admit) even if the doctor hasn't touched me, or I went for a sprained ankle or similar. I have always been interested in med fet play, but I have not had a full checkup since I was in elementary school, and have yet to go to the gyno (although I have an appointment this week). I am terrified of the "real" doctor... and yet I love med fet.

Go figure. But you aren't alone!

Yeah, i'm afraid of doctors typically, though not to the extent of being paralyzed in seeing them. In some way, common sense wins out and my mind says "they're only concerned for your health". I havent had anyone give me a rectal temp or anything like that, but it took me till i was 24 to have my first gyno exam.

I'm glad you brought this up. I'm terrified of doctors for real....hate hate hate it. So my interest in medfet is hard for me to understand, it just is. Maybe this is my way of coping with my fear? I don't know.

When I was younger (too young to even remember this, but I know my mom wouldn't have made it up), they were going to give me a shot in the rear, and apparently I fought them off. It took a doctor and two nurses holding me down to restrain me to get the shot. When I was older, my mom would have to trick me to go to the doctor so I wouldn't freak out. Luckily, I don't have many health issues so I don't have to deal with it as much. Although my husband and I are trying to get pregnant and I must admit, the childbirth part of it absolutely petrifies me. I'm going to beg for a scheduled c-section. (I don't care about the scar or the longer recovery time or the higher risk-I've heard it all.)

Anyway, I'm really glad you posted this!

I was afraid of going to the doctor when I was little, because it usually entailled getting an injection, or something painful. After I had my first gyn exam, I started enjoying going to the doctor, and couldn't wait for my next exam. I enjoyed the exam so much, that having to get and injection, or a procedure does not out weigh the enjoyment of being examined.

As a kid I didn't like go to the doctor but still I can't say that I would have been afraid of going. As a teen I was - of course like many others - more or less afraid of the exam itself and what the doctor might do during my exam. But it was not purely fear though.

I hate going to the doctor. You never know what is going to happen or how it is going to feel. I always have to have my bp taken before and after....to make sure it is ok in the end.

I agree with the previous poster, in my opinion it's not so much the dr I fear it's how I'm going to feel (yes even though I know what is going to happen, gets me every time). Like a roller coaster, before I even get on I fear the dread I get when the ride pauses at the top of the first peak and drops, every time. Thanks for starting the topic.

I was sick a lot as a child: earaches, allergies, stomach problems, etc. At one point, I think I was going to a doctor nearly every other week for allergy shots. So I am not afraid of going to the doctor in the sense of what he/she is going to do to me.

At one point I had to go to a hematologist because they thought I might have cancer (very high platelet count). The problem eventually resolved itself. However, I have never been any place where I saw so many people that looked so horribly ill as I did in his waiting room. My problem (whatever it was) eventually resolved itself. However, ever since then I do have a certain amount of fear of going to the doctor just because I am much more keenly aware of the connection between doctors offices & death than I was before.

I guess you could say that most of my fear now stems from the realization that some day (if I live long enough) I will go to the doctor's office and learn something that will be the equivalent of a death sentence.

My father went to a doctor for problems with constipation, and was dead 18 months later from liver cancer (that had spread to his colon).

So, yeah, I'm afraid of the doctor, but more for what the doctor represents than anything that I think that they will do to me.

It depends on the situation and the doctor I guess but I have a bad past so I need a gentle doc not a drill seargant

Don't like needles, but other than that..

Well i think my fear may be along the same lines as Mash's (my favorite show by the way) i never worried too much about going to the doc i could watch them draw my blood and all that it didn't bother me. Now i'm a little more cuatious because i worked for a long time as a cardiovascular tech and CNA also phlebotomy and i worked in cardiac recovery so i'm afraid of the real thing although i have my own monitor and i love to use on poeple sometimes even myself i love heart related stuff. but if i ever have chest pain i would be afraid to go because of the out come on the other hand if i didn't go i would really know the outcome but i've seen so mamy poeple suffer from heart disease that the thought of it scares the hell out of me! and it almost seems like once you go to them your never the same again. 😳

To answer your question Mashie, I am! 😃

I'm afraid of going to doctors for sure...I find it awkward to be aroused by strangers and I never know if the doctor is going to be someone I want to be aroused by.

I think the most fetish lovers are afraid for doctors, that the exciting thing

I've never understood why I get so frightened, but am so fascinated at the same time. I usually get so frightened that I can't enjoy what the doctor or nurse is doing to me. For instance, I fantasize about getting a shot, but then when I'm waiting for the shot to be brought in, I get so nervous. When the doctor or nurse is about to do the injection my heart is pounding. This really takes away the excitement.

I find that I don't go to the doctor because I am afraid that I will have to have a shot. Right now I am way past due for a tetanus shot and I've never even had the hepatitis series of shots. Any advice here?

On the other hand, a few years ago I found a real doctor who specialized in alternative treatments. I had read about vitamin B12 injections. I called the office and asked if they gave these shots and the office person said yes. The doctor insisted on giving me a physical before he would give me the shot. I convinced him that I was over stressed and tired all the time, so he prescribed the B12 injection. The nurse gave it to me in the upper arm. Then I asked her if I could do the shots at home. Apparently, this was no problem so she sold me a big vial of B12 and about 30 syringes and needles. She gave me instructions for giving myself the shot. I actually took the shots for a couple of months. I would give them both in my arm and with the longer needles in my hip and thigh. It hurt the most in my thigh.

This actually helped me be less afraid of injections. However, the next time I needed a new vial of B12, the doctor's office had closed. Now I find the fear of getting a shot has returned. I wish I could do this again, but right now I am unable for find another opportunity like this. I am afraid to connect with someone else who would be my play doc because of the safety of finding a suitable partner. I'm always looking, though!

Actually, Hep B shots are recommended, because that is a food borne virus. Hep A shots are blood borne and are usually not necessary for the general population.