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So I'm in the process of getting yet another tattoo and during the last session I had an idea hit me. Not real sure how I feel about it but I figured I would share it. Is tattooing a form of self harm. I know usually when I get a new one I'm in a certain head space and it's usually not a very good one. The past year hasn't been to good and I finally pulled the trigger on a very large piece so I was just thinking that maybe it's sort of a way to work through the issues. Just a thought that has be...  more
I had a conversation about this a year or so ago with an old friend. Tattooing definitely stands in as a form of SH for me. Not all of my tattoos are booked to alleviate the urge, but I have booked quite a few when I was feeling the desire to pull out my old kit. The delayed gratification helps too, because I don't have the time flexibility to do walk-ins. So I book it, I have time to change my mind if needed, usually the feelings pass to engage in SH and instead I'm left feeling excited for a b...  more
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