Fainting

Today I nearly fainted. I was getting an eye exam, for what ever reason I got really faint and nearly passed out. The doc had but in this eye liquid to dilate my eyes. It stung and I guess the pain, heat, and panic caused me to come close to going down. I recognized the signs before that happened, but it wasn't enough. 

I got the joy of smelling salts. Man those things are bad. Apparently it's not unheard of that people will faint during the exam, but apparently it's mostly guys who go down. Not even normal size guys, but fireman sized guys. That was at least how it was explained to me.