# There's a scene in a visual media you're watching that shows a needle going into a human's vein. Are you able to watch?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 2, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-scene-in-a-visual-media-youre-watching-that-shows-a-needle-going-into-a-humans-vein-are-you-able-to-watch/1034360 "2026-11-02T22:57:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![moes\_lotion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-scene-in-a-visual-media-youre-watching-that-shows-a-needle-going-into-a-humans-vein-are-you-able-to-watch/1034360/61 "2026-11-07T03:28:57Z")

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I have no problem watching a lab tech taking blood samples from me, so watching it in a movie or TV show is not an issue.

> [@msmith537](#):
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> Technically I’m looking in the opposite direction as the needle is inserted into the white part, not the iris. And it’s numbed ahead of time so you don’t feel it.

When I read your first post, I was wondering how cross-eyed you’d have to be to watch a needle going into your own eye. That I think I’d probably have a bit of trouble with.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-scene-in-a-visual-media-youre-watching-that-shows-a-needle-going-into-a-humans-vein-are-you-able-to-watch/1034360/62 "2026-11-07T03:31:52Z")

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I have no problem, my wife turns her head every time. I even watch it go into me when I’m getting a shot or blood draw.

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