It has been a year since my first tattoo, and since then I have acquired there more. Above is my latest addition a Phoenix. I’m very proud of my tattoos, they all mean something important to me, And lets face it I also just like to flaunt them.
I can admit to myself that this means that I am a little vain. I like to be admired and I’m glad that mine are good quality by professional artists. Am I addicted to getting them? Well I think about the ones I am getting next quiet a lot. I wondered if it is BECAUSE I am vain that I like tattoos and want more. I then made my ponder more general. Are all those who get tattoos vain? Surely not… I happen to like people noticing them and I love to look at them but surely not everyone with tattoos is like that, thats a massive generalisation.
I do think that like many people I like having and planning my own tattoos in order to feel in control. This is something you can choose and you have power over. For some people who have not always been happy with their bodies, choosing and designing art for it can be so liberating.
I don’t enjoy tattoos from a sadistic point of view, I don’t enjoy the pain I sit through it with the knowledge that I will have something I think is beautiful and meaningful on my body for the rest of my life. Others enjoy the sensation of endorphins being produced during the procedure. Its a natural pain killer. However I have learned after my 4th tattoo that I am better suited to numbing cream. I have highly sensitive skin.
I think that if your going to get a tattoo for your first few you should do it without numbing cream so you fully understand what you are doing to your body.
I always research the artist before I get tattooed, look at their portoilos so I know I can trust their skill.
Some of my tattoos are messages for myself. For example “Child of the Universe” written on my for arm is there to remind me to love myself. It is from a poem by Maxx Erhman.
The pheonix for me represents reincarnation which is something I believe in. But more importantly it represents strength and power – Resilience. I am able to overcome anything life may throw at me.
Well for me I certainly feel that tattoos are addictive because I feel in control, I can have things on my body both to flaunt and to hold a deeper meaning. I’m not certain if this is everyones reasoning behind it, but I feel there must be some truth in this for many
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