I know I’m being stupid about this - words of courage please! 😂

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This is such a trivial matter but I know people don’t hold back on here so I need some words of courage please! 😂

I’ve wanted a septum piercing for YEARS and I’ve finally got to the stage where I think I’m going to just go for it!

I have anxiety anyway but there’s a few specific anxieties I have around this which is stopping me. The main one being - I would rather go on my own - but I’m so worried I’m going to pass out and not be able to drive afterwards or something like that. I have never fainted for any other reason - piercings (although they’ve all been guns and not needles), blood tests, injections etc.

Please talk some sense into me about this 😂

It really doesn't hurt - the clamps hurt more than the actual piercing.

I promise it's fine!

I’ve heard it’s pretty painless so I’m not too worried about that, it’s more am I going to randomly faint during or after, which is such a silly worry seeing as it’s never happened before!

It’s such a lovely piercing though, I’m honestly dying to get it!

I always make sure I eat and take a sugary drink. I dont know if this actually helps 😂

I'm sure you'll be fine, but to put your mind at ease, why don't you make a worse case scenario plan b. Give the piercer the phone number of someone to call, if you do pass out I'm sure they'd look after you, then think how you'd get home (call a friend or a taxi?) etc.

Alternatively, is there someone who would come with you to the area then go for a coffee while you get it done so they're close if anything happens, but you can to the place alone?

I like this idea, have someone on standby if poss

Go for it op! x

If you faint, you faint!

They'll pick you up and dust you off I'm sure, and they'll have seen it all before.

Go for it. Life is too short to miss out.

My septum was my least painful piercing, I genuinely thought she was still fiddling around with clamp and she said it was done. I also changed the jewellery at 3 weeks no issues, it was a dream to heal. I forgot and blew my nose on the way home after and it wasn’t even sore so don’t panic about getting it done if you haven’t already