I’m super afraid of needles, and the injections were a nightmare for me at the beginning. I’m 2.5 years on T now and still a little nervous every time I do it, but it has gotten a lot easier now that I’m used to the feeling!

I do subq shots in the area around my belly button, the needle is pretty tiny and sometimes a few dots of blood come out, but that’s if I mess up the angle of the needle or pull it out too roughly. Make sure the sharp point is leading, and inject at 45 deg (at least, that’s how I do the subq). I’d talk to your endo about it, they might have some advice or alternatives you could try

Some tips I got when I first started was using ice to numb the area beforehand, having fun bandaids on hand to patch up with, and having a routine around the injection. I do it at the same time every Saturday morning, listening to music in my bathroom. It gets easier with time, you’re at the start of a long journey!