Butterfly~Wrist tattoo :)

After years of umming and harring about getting a tattoo on my arm to cover/prevent self harm I finally did it yesterday. My arm was aching because I wanted to self harm, not sure why I can't identify a trigger. I was feeling really low and getting agitated scratching at my arm absent-mindedly my boss/friend took me to a tattooist and I got a tattoo.

I wasn't sure at first what to get, as the arm I got the tattoo is the side of my body I had decided initially to be my nerdy side, so doctor who and music related and the other side my animal side.

But I settled on a butterfly, the butterfly project is self harm awareness and I love butterflies a huge amount.

I still feel a little like SH'ing but the tightness from the tattoo, seeing a little blood calmed me down. I watched the tattoo be done and it hurt less.

Actually, out of all three of my tattoo's this one hurt the least, my mum said it's because I already desensitized my arm from the years of self harm.

The tattooist was great, really friendly and had also had some self harm covered by tattoos. Told me a story of one customer who would go in and get a tattoo on their hand when they wanted to SH and when it rubbed off would get another.

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Your tattoo is awesome! Lovely colours.

I hope this can help you stop SH!

I wish you well xxx

Good to see you are still staying strong butterfly.

You will remember me.as comfyshoes from.a.few.years ago.

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