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Blue02berry · 26-30, M
There are a lot of potential factors, but typically loss of consciousness occurs at around 25% total body blood loss, and death between 40-50%. But it's normal to pass out just from the sight of your own blood if there's a significant amount of it.
ErinFrisk · 22-25
I'm scared half to death that I might be donating and becuse even a needle makes me pass out I need comfort to know haha
Blue02berry · 26-30, M
Well you're certainly not going to die from a blood donation, not even close 😜
ErinFrisk · 22-25
@Blue02berry: I'm still feeling faint over it
Blue02berry · 26-30, M
Yeah I don't blame you, I can't stand needles either, especially after having a blood test where they put this cream on my arm that was supposed to numb the pain; I'm not sure if it was supposed to be a placebo or what but it did absolutely nothing. You barely feel injections but that blood test felt like getting stabbed in the bloody arm, and I could feel where they stuck it into me even after 2 months. I need to get another blood test at some point to check if I have celiac disease since quite a few of my relatives have it, but I'm not exactly rushing to get it done after my last experience.
ErinFrisk · 22-25
For me it's not just blood tests that causes faint and pain injections have made me panic and faint before as well no matter how small or painless it seems