Any specific tips for plasma donation? Most of the stuff I’m finding online is just like “do breathing exercises to manage anxiety 😊” and I’m over hear dealing with an intense phobia that all these writers seemed to age out of around 18-21 and I’m almost 30 and still want to cry every time my doctor orders a blood test (which is basically every appointment now).

Also they say to eat a healthy, filling meal before hand but a filling breakfast for me has to have eggs and carbs and it’s hard to do those in a low fat way that is enjoyable to eat (and I reblogged a post yesterday about how we absorb nutrients better from food we like to eat). Maybe Grape-nuts, barley is pretty great, but a single box is so pricey. So I’m also a little stuck on how to make sure I’ve eaten well, but maybe I just need to bite the bullet and spend $5 on way less cereal than I usually spend $5 on.