Tattoos

[hopeful]

Have any of you gotten a tattoo which represents your journey with depression?

I'm hoping to get my first one soon..would love to hear what other people have done.

xx

[Ezel]

I have tattoos but they don't have anything to do with my journey with depression.

[Sweetpea]

I have several tattoos. One of my recent ones is angel wings on the top of my back. Just felt right for me. S x x x x

[Zaf]

I have two but nothing to do with my depression

[Catbrian]

I'm a coward... don't fancy the needles or pain.  Bad enough getting my nipple and nose pierced, but at least they're over in seconds... although, my nipple did throb for days!

[sad sack]

my tattoos have nothing to do with depression either...

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[Zaf]

I'm a coward... don't fancy the needles or pain.  Bad enough getting my nipple and nose pierced, but at least they're over in seconds... although, my nipple did throb for days!

The thought of those peircings make me feel all shuddery inside    ears were bad enough - tattoos are less bad than peircings imo

Z xx

[KateG]

My tattoo has nothing to do with my depression either, it has a great deal to do with a dare with my best friend at university though... 

[Ezel]

I'm a coward... don't fancy the needles or pain.  Bad enough getting my nipple and nose pierced, but at least they're over in seconds... although, my nipple did throb for days!

Ouch!!!!  I could cope with my ears being pierced (3 times both ears) but too cowardly to have anywhere else pierced.  I'd rather have tattoos done  "!+ 

[tinatea]

Well I love my tattoos and having an old Massey done on fri! It's represents who I am and my dad happy farm worker :0) lol need to get out more

[hopeful]

Thanks guys. I've decided on a lotus - in buddhism they symbolise the struggle to reach enlightment and overcome struggles and problems. And long before I knew this, lotuses have always been my favourite flower just for how elegant and lovely they are.

Would love to know what your tattoos are of though Pip, Shaz and Zaf? Where are they and how much did each one hurt?!

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[Zaf]

A butterfly on my upper thigh/bum and my chinese birth sign on my bikini line, the butterfly was mildly painful, the birth sign not at all

[Ezel]

I have a rose on my chest, a bird on my right upper arm, interlinked hearts on my left upper arm and my 'fun' one is a unicorn on my left shoulder.  I love unicorns so couldn't resist that one as it is pretty

[Sweetpea]

I have chinese for 'To Give Love' on my right ankle, a chain and a filigree cross on my left ankle/foot, rose bud and stem on my right upper wrist, Butterfly behind my left ear and angel wings with 'S' in between the wings on my upper back.

S x x x x

[Els]

Part of my depression stems from a lot of grief. For a 30 year old I have sadly had to deal with a lot of death so on my right foot I have 12 stars. 1 for each person I have lost. Some are bigger for family and the others are smaller for friends. In a very strange way they calm me. It's my own little way of remembering each and every one of them.