Not get over it....get through it! Better still....how many times have you tried and in how many ways? That would give us a good idea as to the severity of the problem. I'm a nurse, so I've dealt with many, many medical conditions and I know that some people faint at the sight of blood due to a more sensitive nervous system than others....but sensitive can be toughened up with repeated exposure to something.
I've had folks who donated blood that fainted each time they came to donate....but they came back anyway. No matter how many times they would fall out of their chairs, pee their pants involuntarily, even have a mild seizure, and have to lie down with feet elevated for hours before they could proceed normally, they still insisted on doing it because it was a good cause. So I know folks are out there doing it anyway. I'm wondering if they did it more than once every so many days that they would condition their nervous system to not react in that manner each time or that the effects would be lessened over time.
Not pushing, you understand...I'm just spinning thought wheels in my mind as to how I'd approach this problem if it were my own. I have certain things that happen to me involuntarily when I get around heights, even drive over a steep mountain(and I live in the Mountain State), etc. I also have motion sickness so severe that I throw up when I ride in any other than the driver seat of a vehicle, ride any kind of a fair ride or just anything that swings or goes around in a circle, elevators, etc.....I get dizzy, have to sit down, throw up and up and up. But...I do it anyway when I have to do it merely because throwing up and feeling like crap is only temporary and when I'm done doing the thing my life will go back to ordinary.
I've thought about this a lot myself. I keep pushing it and ending up in the hospital. My new thing is "moderation." As in honoring my limitations so I can show up to clean the litter box every single day for the rest of my cat's lives. I've avoided having dependents up to this point because I periodically spend days or weeks or sometimes months glued to my bed and not very successfully taking care of just myself.
I travel with what I call a "crash kit," so when I go down I can make myself as comfortable as possible because I might be down for a while. I have this with me even when I just go out to the chicken coop.
Getting into the details starts sounding depressing really fast, which leads to some comical conversations with medical providers. I always end up saying, "If you want happier answers, you'll have to ask me happier questions!" Duh!
I've been through de-sensitization therapy. After that, I spent several months functionally blind and puking when I tried to get to the toilet to relieve myself. It was ... inconvenient. Like an extended bad acid trip. I got pretty hungry ...
