It's funny because I have no fear of needles or blood. When I was pregnnat I had blood taken quite a bit, and alot more than they took this past time. It was just very odd, I think it was the combo of the SLOW blood drain and the fact that they tied that rubber band so damn tight around my arm that my fingers were numb by the time they poked me with the needle. So maybe it was lack of circulatiion as well.