Q. I have a depression problem. I've had it for the longest time; I cut myself, had failed suicide attempts, family problems. I want to get a big tattoo. One that I won't regret, not like a tiny tacky one. I was thinking maybe one on my rib cage of an ugly butterfly turning into a beautiful colorful butterfly. Since a butterfly is the symbol for the self harm awareness. I really want to stop cutting.
Do you think that's a good idea?
Do I need to sketch a picture of my idea to the tattoo artist? I really can not draw too.
Do they charge by the hour or by what the tattoo is?
Should it be on my rib cage or back? (I don't want it to be on my wrist or arm because of job interviews and whatnot.)
Do you think that's a good idea?
Do I need to sketch a picture of my idea to the tattoo artist? I really can not draw too.
Do they charge by the hour or by what the tattoo is?
Should it be on my rib cage or back? (I don't want it to be on my wrist or arm because of job interviews and whatnot.)
A. Here's the thing - you seem to think that if you get a big tattoo that you will stop cutting yourself. This isn't how it works. You are fooling yourself.
Yes, a tattoo can help you remind yourself of something or someone or a goal etc. But once it is done healing, you have to make the effort to be aware of it, because you don't feel anything from it, it just acts like normal skin.
Your imagery isn't very good either - like said above, an ugly butterfly does not turn into a pretty butterfly, .. a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
And just because a tattoo is big does not mean that it is good, or that a tiny one is tacky.
What makes a tattoo great is that it is well thought out, personal, and individual, beautiful imagery and artwork, and a skilled and talented tattoo artist, and that it is properly cared for while it heals and for the rest of your life.
I think that you are trying to use another form of cutting = tattooing = thousands of tiny punctures in the skin, as a way to continue doing what you say that you wish to stop. I think that you think that if it is big, that all of those little punctures will take away whatever is causing you to cut yourself.
This is a delusion.
If you truly wish to stop doing this, and if you truly wish to get better, then you need to quit giving it lip service and you need to go to a professional in psychiatry and set up appointments and follow the mental health advise that is given.
After you are free of cutting and other self destructive activities, then reward yourself with a beautiful and meaningful tattoo if you still choose to get one.
Here's a mental health hotline:
for suicidal thoughts:
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
prevention
1-800-273-TALK
self injury numbers:
Self-Injury
Bristol Crisis Service for Women - UK
+ 44 (0) 117 925 1119
Offers a confidential helpline service on selected days and times.
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternative Information Line
1-800-DONT-CUT
Free information on self-injury available.
Boys Town National Hotline, 1-800-448-3000
Call someone now. Get a tattoo later.
luck~
Yes, a tattoo can help you remind yourself of something or someone or a goal etc. But once it is done healing, you have to make the effort to be aware of it, because you don't feel anything from it, it just acts like normal skin.
Your imagery isn't very good either - like said above, an ugly butterfly does not turn into a pretty butterfly, .. a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
And just because a tattoo is big does not mean that it is good, or that a tiny one is tacky.
What makes a tattoo great is that it is well thought out, personal, and individual, beautiful imagery and artwork, and a skilled and talented tattoo artist, and that it is properly cared for while it heals and for the rest of your life.
I think that you are trying to use another form of cutting = tattooing = thousands of tiny punctures in the skin, as a way to continue doing what you say that you wish to stop. I think that you think that if it is big, that all of those little punctures will take away whatever is causing you to cut yourself.
This is a delusion.
If you truly wish to stop doing this, and if you truly wish to get better, then you need to quit giving it lip service and you need to go to a professional in psychiatry and set up appointments and follow the mental health advise that is given.
After you are free of cutting and other self destructive activities, then reward yourself with a beautiful and meaningful tattoo if you still choose to get one.
Here's a mental health hotline:
for suicidal thoughts:
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
prevention
1-800-273-TALK
self injury numbers:
Self-Injury
Bristol Crisis Service for Women - UK
+ 44 (0) 117 925 1119
Offers a confidential helpline service on selected days and times.
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternative Information Line
1-800-DONT-CUT
Free information on self-injury available.
Boys Town National Hotline, 1-800-448-3000
Call someone now. Get a tattoo later.
luck~
I need ideas to help with my tattoo! PLEASE I cannot figure out the rest?
Q. I really like this tattoo .
http://www.uktattoostudios.co.uk/women/butterfly-shoulder-womens-girls-tattoos-tattoo-designs-pictures-gallery4.jpg
I am getting it on my left shoulder as well. I am going to let my tattoo artist assist with making it different. I might add a little bit of color but I don't want anything to flashy. I am thinking about spacing them out a little more and adding a quote. The quote has to be small so it will fit. So far I am thinking Vivi, Ridi, Ama which is Live Laugh Love in Italian. But I was wondering if anybody has any better ideas that would go with this tattoo. I really want the quote to be in another language
Thanks
http://www.uktattoostudios.co.uk/women/butterfly-shoulder-womens-girls-tattoos-tattoo-designs-pictures-gallery4.jpg
I am getting it on my left shoulder as well. I am going to let my tattoo artist assist with making it different. I might add a little bit of color but I don't want anything to flashy. I am thinking about spacing them out a little more and adding a quote. The quote has to be small so it will fit. So far I am thinking Vivi, Ridi, Ama which is Live Laugh Love in Italian. But I was wondering if anybody has any better ideas that would go with this tattoo. I really want the quote to be in another language
Thanks
A. Well, I think the quote you want sounds pretty great. It would match with the butterflies in that...free-spirit kind of way :) And the Latin just sounds lovely.
I personally can't think of a better quote, but here's a link to a great tattoo & piercing site that might give you some inspiration :)
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/bme-tatt.html
This part of the site is specifically related to butterfly tattoos.
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/butt001.html
Someone in there might have some lettering around theirs!
And, here's a part of the site specifically dealing in lettering tattoos.
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/let001.html
Some quotes in there might be inspirational :)
Best of luck! :)
I personally can't think of a better quote, but here's a link to a great tattoo & piercing site that might give you some inspiration :)
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/bme-tatt.html
This part of the site is specifically related to butterfly tattoos.
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/butt001.html
Someone in there might have some lettering around theirs!
And, here's a part of the site specifically dealing in lettering tattoos.
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/let001.html
Some quotes in there might be inspirational :)
Best of luck! :)
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