I’m sorry if this is too long for some to read. I’ll admit I often skip over long posts, only because I lack the focus and attention span to read the entire thing, not because I don’t want to read them.
The tattoo would be as a psych symbol, of course. My right shoulder has the comedy/tragedy mask tattoo shown in my profile pic, to represent my struggles with the bipolar part of my sza. I figure putting this on my left shoulder would give my shoulders a sense of symmetry, at least symmetry of meaning. Besides being a symbol for “psych,” I would view it partly as a symbol for psychosis. With my first psychotic break my dx was made bipolar with psychosis, except the way the dr wrote “psychosis” on my discharge paperwork was the letter psi followed by “osis,” so I associate that letter with psychosis. The only question is if I want something that undeniably represents being a psych patient. A lot of people have comedy/tragedy mask tattoos; those don’t have to represent bipolar. I take pride in how much I’ve accomplished and overcome as a severe psych patient, so that’s another part of why I want it. I don’t know, I’m thinking on it.
I don’t know. Do you think it’s a good thing to have a tatoo that remembers you that you are schizoaffective? I don’t have tatoos, but, if I would have one, it would be a tiger or something that remembers me strength. Something fierce.
(I don’t read some long posts too, but it’s because I think I’m lazy lol).
Yeah, that’s kind of where my uncertainty is coming in. Granted, I know I’m sza whether there’s a tat to remind me of it or not; the problem for me is more that it would show (sort of) to other people. I almost never walk around with a shirt off, so the only people who would see it would be guys in the locker room at the gym and, possibly, women I may date in the future. I’m just not sure how I would explain it. If a guy in the locker room asked me about it, I would just say it has special meaning to me, and leave it at that. My comedy/tragedy mask tattoo is one of my favorite tattoos, though.
Yeah, you have got a nice tatoo! I think most tattoos have a very special meaning. If the tattoo has a special meaning for you, maybe you should do it.
Yeah, I’m leaning toward getting it. My next ink will be probably a month from now, and that one is already planned for adding color to an existing all-black tattoo on my leg. This would be my next tattoo down the road, so I have probably a few months to think it over. I was just curious for input.
I had a tattoo. Got it lazered off though because I got tired of it. It hurt like hell going on and ten times worse coming off. I thought they gave me aids in the Drs office that did the removal. Good times!
I don’t have non, but I’m thinking about a semi-colon to kinda leave some things behind me. It would be of course positioned rather discretly, on my ankle perhaps. Tatoos are cool in general
All of my tattoos are in spots that are easily covered with clothing: chest, shoulder and legs. I’ve avoided my arms so far, since some employers won’t hire people with visible ink, and I wouldn’t want to be stuck wearing long sleeves to work every day.
I also would be discreet because of work. Another factor is that I live in a rather small town, so I wouldn’t like my tatoo to be exposed on the streets. I work in the eduction branch, also with teenagers. I think I dramatize a bit, but still don’t want to worry about any possibles consequences, just want to have peace.
I have six tattoos and they all have special meanings for me. All of my tattoos tell a story, like one of my tattoos is on my leg is a tribute to two of my friends who died from cancer. I would get a tattoo that has a good memory.
I also have a tattoo I got when I was 13 because I was a stupid kid. I’ve seen someone with 5150 tattooed on their neck. Some tattoos are cool but I don’t think I’d tattoo 5150 on my neck. As for the Greek letter psi that’s pretty neat, it tells a story about a part of you.
My first tattoo is of a breast cancer ribbon; my mom died from breast cancer. I love that tattoo because of its meaning. I had a memorial tattoo for my dad, too, but it came out looking awful so I had it covered up. I never went back to that guy again, have a real artist now. I have to come up with something else for my dad to put somewhere else on my body.
The letter phi may have special meaning for some people, but not for me. I’m still thinking on this psi idea, but I am leaning toward getting it done, which would probably be in the next few months.