Fainting at injuries and blood

[sweetpea2petals]

Ok i've never posted on here before, so here goes.
I've never been very good with blood and injuries(having a few younger brothers constantly in and out of hospital with injuries). But am very concerned because i fainted at an indoor softplay place today as a child there had quite a hefty nosebleed from a bash.
I have 2 dc's and am really concerned if i can't help when they need me most because i'm passed out in a corner somewhere.
Anyone any suggestions?

Fallen at first hurdle 'dc's' = i've got kids.
Sorry

I was a fainter, I started young, couldn't even watch an episode of casualty without having to put my head between my knees! I fainted when I had my ears pierced and during my first smear test

I'm having to work on it because it's affecting me at work (training to be a MW of all things), exposure therapy and hypnotherapy have mostly cured me.

Personally when my DCs have hurt themselves (DD has big nose bleeds, DS had little finger severed in door slamming) I find the adrenaline kicks in and fainting isn't an issue, because it's up to me to help them I don't have time to feel queasy.

How much do you think it affects you? If it's something you are really worried about then hypnotherapy could be a good option. My hypnotherapist uncovered the reason for my fear of blood and invasive procedures in my first session! It was a bloody ENT operation I had under local anaesthetic as a small child, something I couldn't even remember! But it felt like a weight had been lifted after that and I was noticeably better with blood straight away.

Sweetpea i have been affected by this since I was six. Finally got it sorted last year by using hypnotherapy..Well worth the money as it means I can be useful when the dcs injure themselves. Before I used to just pass out and be a nuisance to everyone.. very frustrating. Good luck with it.

Probably a bit obvious, but getting your head down really low and staying there for a while until it passes tends to work. I tend to faint whenever I have a nasty accident eg bad horse fall, it is a real pain eg horse galloping loose down the road and I can't do anything so I feel for you.

I've got the same issue. I have found that with my children usually I manage to deal with them, and get help before I start going faint.
When dd#1 tripped in a book shop one time and blood was gushing from her nose, I went faint, but was able to sit down and hold her (pinching her nose with a tissue to stop it). Poor young man who came round the side of the books to discover what looked like a murder scene with us both covered with blood, and I was close to fainting. Did manage to stop him phoning the police, but it was a close thing.

If you can't lie down or stick your head between your knees, try holding your breath and baring down or crossing and tensing your legs. It will get your blood pressure up quickly and should hold off fainting, but is slightly embarrassing!

Thank you so much i am going to find a good hypnotherapist, keep my fingers crossed the dc's don't do anything awful to themselves in the meantime, and if they do, will put into action all of the above. No joke i really will. It's horrible that feeling you can't stop yourself when you're going :(