Tattoo You?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Is the needling like, the needle for a flu shot, or getting blood drawn? Cause I would love a tattoo, its creative body art that all human cultures have or had embraced as beautiful. But I hate needles.

What Ducks said.

If it's not being done in your line of vision you wouldn't associate it with a needle at all. It really is a scratching feeling - like catching yourself on brambles.

It affects different people differently - my Mum has had 3 kids and is the tough sort of person who would pack an amputated arm in frozen peas and walk to the hospital - but she had to ask for a break when having her rather small tattoo done. My ex called me in the middle of the night on a mercy mission when he cut himself, thinking he might need stitches (it was a shallow scrape) - and yet he had 3 x 1 hours sessions on his shoulder/ back tattoo and nearly fell asleep.

I was amazed by how little it hurt at first, but after a while the vibrations really set my teeth on edge and I thought I'd never get through it.