Margo has lived with severe needle phobia since a traumatic injection at age five. Through EMDR therapy and personal preparation, she completed bloodwork without crying for the first time in her life.
Case Studies
Erica’s Story: Complex needs & childhood trauma
Erica is 34 and lives with multiple chronic health conditions, including a connective tissue disorder that affects her nervous system. Managing her health requires regular blood tests and investigations — but a childhood experience of being physically restrained for a needle left her with a deep, lasting fear. For years, she avoided routine pathology and […]
Christine’s story: IVF & getting her life back
Christine feared needles her whole life. Fainting spells meant she avoided blood tests for over a year — until IVF made them unavoidable. Here’s how NeedleCalm changed everything.
Karen’s Story: A 40-Year Battle with Needle Phobia
Name changed for privacy. For forty years, Karen has been battling with a debilitating fear of needles. This fear, known as needle phobia, has caused her to become physically ill at the mere thought of needles. Karen’s fear of needles is so severe that she avoids medical appointments and even vaccines, putting her health at […]
Abigail’s story: Relief after 4yrs
Abigail had been living with needle anxiety for four years, avoiding routine blood tests and medical appointments. NeedleCalm™ helped her get back on track.
A Gentler Technique Using NeedleCalm™
They say there’s a first time for everything, and yesterday we put NeedleCalm™ to the test in a groundbreaking off-label use. We tackled a very painful needle procedure – Intradermal Sterile Water Injections – and the results were incredible! Typically used to assist with lower back pain during labour, clinicians inject 0.1-0.2 mls of sterile […]
Mum’s Mission: NeedleCalm & a family GP
A 15-year-old with a known needle phobia had been putting off his immunisations for years. His last vaccination — more than two years earlier — had come after months of procrastination and stress for the whole family. His mother spent six months researching NeedleCalm, preparing him gradually, then brought the device to the appointment herself […]
Jane’s Story: Our First Patient
Jane* had been managing multiple health conditions for years — hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease, chronic low iron and vitamin D. All of them requiring regular blood tests. All of them going unmonitored, because Jane couldn’t get through a needle procedure. Her response to needles wasn’t mild discomfort. It was full-body — fainting, nausea, sweating, crying, physically […]
First Injection in 13yrs: from avoidance to done
At 19, she hadn’t had an immunisation since she was six years old. A mild-to-moderate needle phobia had kept her away — not unusual, but with real consequences for her health. With her mum alongside her for support, and careful planning with her GP (who prescribed a short-term anti-anxiety medication for the day), she attended […]
Real Mum Review: Calmer Shots with NeedleCalm™
The Bigham Family
I first heard about NeedleCalm on the TV news and immediately googled it but it wasn’t quite available to the public then. My 9 year old son had a traumatic needle experience last year in hospital and managed to work himself up into such a state at the mention of needing bloods taken again or […]
Oliver’s Story: Successful Needle Phobia Relief with NeedleCalm™
My name is Oliver, I came across NeedleCalm™ when it was in the early stages of production and was absolutely blown away by the thought. I am a 32-year-old Transgender male and I rely heavily on fortnightly injections of testosterone to continue my hormone therapy. I have been on testosterone for 9 years now, to […]
