During my MRI's I visualize lying on a beautiful beach with a nice cool breeze blowing over me and that wonderful wedgie pillow under my knees!

I also count the clicks/bangs and have actually fallen asleep doing this!!

My last MRI of C-spine, not brain was at the local AF base and it was the MRI from hell! I will NEVER have one done there again. The machine locked up during the scan and the tech was on the phone with India or China, fiji or Katmandu or some other god forsaken place trying to get help......all while I was lying on the hard uncomfortable table.
My only saving grace is that it was without contrast.
I went into the trailer at 8am and emerged at 11:45 am. Never again!

Luckily I have not had any anxiety problems, as long as I have a cool breeze blowing on my face I seem to be OK and like others, once I lie down, the eyes close and do no open, until the entire thing is over.