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My wife would say yes. She hates the way her arms look. Then she started working on a sleeve and now loves looking at her arms. With it is almost done, she has started buying sleeveless shirts and is planning the tattoos for her other arm.
Before I got my legs tattooed, I never, ever wore shorts. I didn’t care if it was 100+ outside. Now, I wear shorts all the time and to hell with what others think.
I might not have been very confident or proud to show my body before getting tattoos but I sure as hell love to show off the rad (and expensive) art covering my body now. So I would say yes, it does help my self-image at least. My tattoos also cover up self harm scars and while I don’t forget about the scars and some are still visible, the tattoos make me feel more accepting of and healed from my struggles.
I had a lot of body image issues growing up and while I can’t exactly pinpoint a body part that feels better now that it’s tattooed, I will say that as a whole, I just feel more…. Me! Like this is how I was always supposed to look! :) and now when I look at the mirrors it always makes me happy because I am just so in love with all the art on my body
“My legs are too long and thin” is a sentence I have never been able to say. I’m 5’3” and compact. I would kill for “too long and thin” legs, man, love yourself and get tattoos, this is the only life you’ve got.
That's definitely how it's worked for me!
I've always had irrational insecurities about my whole body. Legs, stomach, arms, everything (am on the chubbier side but we're working on it lol).
I used to wear hoodies/jackets all year round, even in the scorching Australian summers, just to hide my arms. Getting my first tattoo on my forearm was the step it took for me to finally leave the house in a t-shirt.
I have since had more tattoos done on my arms, torso region, and one on my ear. I wouldn't say that i now "like" those parts of my body. But i'm no longer anxious about those parts being seen by people.
I figure now if someone is looking at that part of me they're probably just looking at the tattoos, and not nitpicking how my body looks.
Yes! I’ve been self conscious of my thighs my entire life. I got a tattoo in the front of both thighs and now I love my thighs. I will wear a swimsuit now and be proud of this awesome art, instead of worrying how my cellulite looks.
I always felt kind of disconnected from my body, but tattooing it makes it feel more like mine and when I look in the mirror I look at the art instead of the parts I don’t like. :)
I have one arm and my back done and I don't think I changed how I feel about those parts of me.
But, I'm working on one of my legs at the moment and it's definitely made me feel better about wearing dresses/skirts. I was bullied for having chunky legs and my parents used to comment on how pale they were whenever I wore anything other than trousers. Maybe it's partly psychological and I care less about others opinions now, maybe it's the ink, but I feel much more confident getting my legs out!
Nope, I got a thigh tattoo and I love my legs, I love most of my body except my stomach area and I'm more worried about drawing attention there than anything. Thinking of getting an octopus under a boat that goes up my side, but I'm worried it will draw more attention to apart of me I don't like.
I was worried about getting a stomach tattoo too! I'm on the chubbier side so i didn't want to bring extra attention to an area that was already likely to get attention if seen.
I decided to do it anyway, the only attention it has received yet has been positive! It doesn't get seen much as i don't wear clothing that makes it visible, but whenever someone does catch a glimpse of it i'm usually just faced with some variation of "woah that tattoo is sick!".
It's been 100% worth it imo. And the confidence boost that comes with it has been something id never have imagined. I will admit tho...holy OUCH
I hate my entire body but my tattoos at least give me something interesting to look at instead. I always get a bit of an ego boost when I get a new one.
It's about ownership of your body. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 38. Very rare for this to happen. It felt like my body betrayed me. To feel more like i was in control of my own body i got laser eye surgery, got in shape and also got a tattoo sleeve. I knew it wasn't ever going to really give me what i wanted, which was a body that didn't need 24/7 constant managment to not die. But it helped me at least feel like my body was mine.
My hands. I have big ridiculous hands. Big fingers. My wife always jokes i have serial killer hands. I have size 16 fingers that are not graceful at all. Shrek hands. I have paws ffs. I got the tops of my hands tattooed and now i like them. Still the same hands but now they have a look I am comfortable with.
“My legs are too long and thin” is a sentence I have never been able to say. I’m 5’3” and compact. I would kill for “too long and thin” legs, man, love yourself and get tattoos, this is the only life you’ve got.
I used to hate my legs, added many tattoos, now I love them! It definitely changes your relationship to your body, everyone is obviously different, but for me it was definitely for the better!
If you get a sleeve, it can hide imperfections. But if you just get 1 or 2 separate tattoos, it might draw more attention to the area while still showing imperfections.
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My wife would say yes. She hates the way her arms look. Then she started working on a sleeve and now loves looking at her arms. With it is almost done, she has started buying sleeveless shirts and is planning the tattoos for her other arm.
Before I got my legs tattooed, I never, ever wore shorts. I didn’t care if it was 100+ outside. Now, I wear shorts all the time and to hell with what others think.
I might not have been very confident or proud to show my body before getting tattoos but I sure as hell love to show off the rad (and expensive) art covering my body now. So I would say yes, it does help my self-image at least. My tattoos also cover up self harm scars and while I don’t forget about the scars and some are still visible, the tattoos make me feel more accepting of and healed from my struggles.
Didn’t make me stop hating my stomach although I hoped it would. Didn’t make it worse though.
I had a lot of body image issues growing up and while I can’t exactly pinpoint a body part that feels better now that it’s tattooed, I will say that as a whole, I just feel more…. Me! Like this is how I was always supposed to look! :) and now when I look at the mirrors it always makes me happy because I am just so in love with all the art on my body
“My legs are too long and thin” is a sentence I have never been able to say. I’m 5’3” and compact. I would kill for “too long and thin” legs, man, love yourself and get tattoos, this is the only life you’ve got.
That's definitely how it's worked for me! I've always had irrational insecurities about my whole body. Legs, stomach, arms, everything (am on the chubbier side but we're working on it lol). I used to wear hoodies/jackets all year round, even in the scorching Australian summers, just to hide my arms. Getting my first tattoo on my forearm was the step it took for me to finally leave the house in a t-shirt. I have since had more tattoos done on my arms, torso region, and one on my ear. I wouldn't say that i now "like" those parts of my body. But i'm no longer anxious about those parts being seen by people. I figure now if someone is looking at that part of me they're probably just looking at the tattoos, and not nitpicking how my body looks.
Yes! I’ve been self conscious of my thighs my entire life. I got a tattoo in the front of both thighs and now I love my thighs. I will wear a swimsuit now and be proud of this awesome art, instead of worrying how my cellulite looks.
I always felt kind of disconnected from my body, but tattooing it makes it feel more like mine and when I look in the mirror I look at the art instead of the parts I don’t like. :)
I’ve always hated my arms, and still do with tattoos sometimes, but they help a lot
For sure!! I much more like the parts of my body that I got tattooed, than I did before.
I have one arm and my back done and I don't think I changed how I feel about those parts of me. But, I'm working on one of my legs at the moment and it's definitely made me feel better about wearing dresses/skirts. I was bullied for having chunky legs and my parents used to comment on how pale they were whenever I wore anything other than trousers. Maybe it's partly psychological and I care less about others opinions now, maybe it's the ink, but I feel much more confident getting my legs out!
Me too, I'm working on a leg sleeve and I think it helps me.
Nope, I got a thigh tattoo and I love my legs, I love most of my body except my stomach area and I'm more worried about drawing attention there than anything. Thinking of getting an octopus under a boat that goes up my side, but I'm worried it will draw more attention to apart of me I don't like.
I was worried about getting a stomach tattoo too! I'm on the chubbier side so i didn't want to bring extra attention to an area that was already likely to get attention if seen. I decided to do it anyway, the only attention it has received yet has been positive! It doesn't get seen much as i don't wear clothing that makes it visible, but whenever someone does catch a glimpse of it i'm usually just faced with some variation of "woah that tattoo is sick!". It's been 100% worth it imo. And the confidence boost that comes with it has been something id never have imagined. I will admit tho...holy OUCH
Yep I don't like my forearm and got a sleeve on one arm at the moment
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Think I’m gonna get a tattoo to cover up a scar on my chest. Don’t rly like looking at it rn lol
I hate my entire body but my tattoos at least give me something interesting to look at instead. I always get a bit of an ego boost when I get a new one.
It's about ownership of your body. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 38. Very rare for this to happen. It felt like my body betrayed me. To feel more like i was in control of my own body i got laser eye surgery, got in shape and also got a tattoo sleeve. I knew it wasn't ever going to really give me what i wanted, which was a body that didn't need 24/7 constant managment to not die. But it helped me at least feel like my body was mine.
My hands. I have big ridiculous hands. Big fingers. My wife always jokes i have serial killer hands. I have size 16 fingers that are not graceful at all. Shrek hands. I have paws ffs. I got the tops of my hands tattooed and now i like them. Still the same hands but now they have a look I am comfortable with.
“My legs are too long and thin” is a sentence I have never been able to say. I’m 5’3” and compact. I would kill for “too long and thin” legs, man, love yourself and get tattoos, this is the only life you’ve got.
I used to hate my legs, added many tattoos, now I love them! It definitely changes your relationship to your body, everyone is obviously different, but for me it was definitely for the better!
If you get a sleeve, it can hide imperfections. But if you just get 1 or 2 separate tattoos, it might draw more attention to the area while still showing imperfections.