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22/F
Over the last few years, I've been in a huge battle with depression. I failed out of university, lost contact with my family, and almost lost my boyfriend. Things were awful.
It's only been a year and a half since I was hospitalized, but since then I've been healing at an incredible rate. I'm finally happy again; I'm in school, talking to friends and family again, and enjoying life. I've beat the beast, and I want to commemorate all that I've done somehow.
I feel like I've been through so much, and it just doesn't show on the outside. I want something, even if I'm the only one who knows what it means, that externalizes the strength I feel and the pain I've gone through to get to where I am.
I think a great way to do this would be to get a tattoo. Now, I'm not an ink and piercings kind of gal. I wouldn't get a tattoo unless I was 100% sure that it was important to me. You are marring your body permanently, after all.
I'm thinking small. The main idea I have is to have "Veni, Vidi, Vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered) done in a nice script, somewhere hidden.
Now for my questions:
1) My boyfriend HATES the idea. He understands why I want to do it, but he just hates tattoos. He's even told me that he's okay with scarring (which I am far too squeamish for), but not tattooing. I don't want to put that on hold because of an aesthetic preference.
2) Any suggestions for design or placement? I don't want anything big or colourful. I want to keep it invisible, so no shoulderblades, ankles, wrists or tramp stamp areas.
3) If I don't get tattooed, does anyone have any other suggestions? I really want to do something for myself. Something permanent; not like a new outfit or a spa day. (link)
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Don't get a tattoo. You still have more time to change and if you get a tattoo, you will have it the rest of your life and you will regret it once things starts looking up for you. Find something that will get you good, if not better opportunities in life. Sporting tattoos does not always get you far and the results after getting it removed is damaging. It damages your skin also. The best thing right now is to look for a decent job right now and make good money because money is really scarce in the real world nowadays. Once you have money and a good job, you will be able to support yourself and someday advance your future. Just work at it. I feel I have depression too and I just feel more distant from my family but I am still living with them with high hopes that someday, I will have a future. It's hard but you have to work for it to make it possible, no matter what.
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Three words for you; Missed. The. Point.
I am 22 years old, engaged and in university for engineering; chances are, I'm going to have a better job than you in a year when I graduate. I'm not a 14 year old who thinks a butterfly would look snazzy.
Read questions before responding, please.
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