think of it as systematic desensitizeation. And, yes, I'd expect you to be a little more comfortable when you're writing about stuff with blood. :-)

I went from squicked by ketchup on eggs to amused after starting reading this fanfic. :-) Although ketchup on avacado is still too much for me, just in a "why do that to good food?" catagory. (The villen is the four year old, who loves ketchup at the moment.)