Tattoo over scars.
 

I tagged this as triggering just to be safe. I know how hard it can be to stop cutting, and I dont want to hurt anybody.


I have eleven scars on my wrist from last year. I havent cut since last summer, but every time I see my scars I feel insecure and weak. I feel sick knowing I could do that to myself. I want to get a tattoo over my scars.
i was wondering if anyone has done this, and what they have had tattooed over their scars.
Or, if anyone has any ideas for a tattoo, id love to hear them!!
Thanks

Re: Tattoo over scars.
 

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^^^ More severe or prominent scars cannot be tattooed over.

But.. I'm working on a half sleeve on my left arm (where I always SHed) and in honour of the butterfly project, I got 6 butterflies coming off of my shoulder towards my lower neck. Each butterfly represents 1 year of struggling with SH. So 6 years.

I also plan on getting a small outline of a heart over my wrist.

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I cut a lot on my breasts and I am planning on getting a tattoo of a heart (possibly anatomical) surrounded by razor wire on my left breast. I also want to get a butterfly with tattered wings and the date I last sh'd on my right hip. Those are my plans. lol

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yeah I know not all scars can be tattooed over. But I want to have some plan of what I want for a tattoo before I go in to talk to somebody about it.
my scars arent really bad, but I realized after I layed out tanning at the creek a couple times that the sun is making them more noticeable :/ thaaaaaats aggravating. Lol


I was thinking I might want the word 'Beautiful' or 'Beauty' on my wrist. But I dont want people to see it and not get it and think im vain or something stupid.
I dont exactly want it to cover up my scars completely, but just to see it and remember that nothing is worth hurting myself. Im not really sure how to put that into a few words on my wrist though lol

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But if that's what you want, it shouldn't matter what other people think. You know why you have it, you know the story behind it. And I doubt that people would think that you are vain, because it's so vague, in a sense. If people don't know you have SHed, then having that tattooed on you can really mean anything. And for those that do know, it'll mean that much more.

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how about today is a new day?
but beautiful soudns like an amzing idea. in whatever language and its nto vain, i want vanity on my hip because i lvoe the word and im not vain so you knwo. your choice and body

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My friend actually just sent me a picture of her new tattoo a few hours ago. She used to SH pretty severely, and she got "Believe in yourself" tattooed on her arm, but the "Be" and "you" were colorful, while the rest of the words were black. =P

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I think you have a good idea for a tattoo, and if people think you're vain then they are the stupid ones. Judgemental people aren't worth worrying over anyway. Get whatever you want. Whatever is meaningful to you.

I self-harmed for about 9 months, I cut my arms and my legs. But I don't scar easily and I only have one scar on my thigh. So when I'm 18 I want to get a tattoo over it that says "The Shadow Proves The Sunshine". Maybe consider a short quote or just one word, like Hope or Live. Something that maybe has helped you through your experience with self-harm. Good luck. :)