Tatttoos as a form of self care

So I find tattoos both getting them done and looking a t them when done helps me what about you?

my ex boss who I still talk to gave me the idea to add to my new one over time and I can’t wait to be back in the tattooist chair gettinkinf Joe ink it feels so soothing 

so apart from a 13 on my right hand the plan is to get small tattoos around the Tay Tay one representing the diffent eras 

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  • I have none, knowing my luck if I did get one I'd be allergic to the ink or something. I can't think of anything I'd want permanently on my body, I've got enough scars, lumps and bumps that I rather want to preserve its more pristine state.

    I've got to be honest I'm not a fan of them and often my initial reaction to someone heavily tatooed is one of repulsion, I think it's similar to how I feel around masks, puppets, dolls and photographs.

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  • I have none, knowing my luck if I did get one I'd be allergic to the ink or something. I can't think of anything I'd want permanently on my body, I've got enough scars, lumps and bumps that I rather want to preserve its more pristine state.

    I've got to be honest I'm not a fan of them and often my initial reaction to someone heavily tatooed is one of repulsion, I think it's similar to how I feel around masks, puppets, dolls and photographs.

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  • I feel the same, Cat woman. I've been trying to work out why I don't like them - it's difficult to pinpoint. I think it might be the same reason that I dislike clothing that has writing, pictures or garish patterns on. So perhaps it's a visual sensory overload? Or maybe it's rigid thinking, as I'm not keen on murals either - so perhaps my brain insists that art goes on paper or canvas, not on bodies or concrete?

    I wouldn't tell anyone that they shouldn't get a tattoo though - it's their body and their choice.