are tattoos somewhat addictive? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Strange Famous · 06-27-2009, 10:41 AM

I have two presently, but which both are of the same theme.... I have the last line "the catcher in the rye" on my right forearm, and a red carouse horse on my left bicep (from the last chapter of "the catcher in the rye"

Before I was 30 I never really seriously thought about getting a tattoo, but now Im thinking about getting a third one on my right bicep... have other people found it an addictive process?

squeeeb · 06-27-2009, 12:17 PM

i wouldn't say they are addictive. i now have six, and i'm trying to figure out what i will get next. i dont NEED to get one, i can stop anytime i want.

Shell · 06-27-2009, 03:59 PM

...i don't have one nor want one...but that's just me

...i like my skin looking natural and pure...but that's just me

uncle phil · 06-27-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shell

...i don't have one nor want one...but that's just me

...i like my skin looking natural and pure...but that's just me

what shell said...

ShaniFaye · 06-27-2009, 04:19 PM

I was 31 when I got my first one....I now have six....for me what is addicting is the pain (no big surprise there) but there is something so cathartic and soul cleansing about coming out the other end of that.

Im currently planning my 7th

Halanna · 06-27-2009, 04:21 PM

I have 4 and M has 5 but we have positioned them on our upper arms and backs that they can't be seen unless we deliberately show them with certain style shirts.

I'm good with what I have, I got done what I wanted. Sometimes I think about getting another one but . . . a tattoo is a deeply personal decision and not to be taken lightly. You don't get a tattoo because you "gotta have one", you get it because it reflects something personal that you want on your body until the day you die.

If you don't use or have the same artist that is a concern as well. That artist is marking you permanently with their art. It's your choice, it's on a little outline, but it's still their art.

Tully Mars · 06-27-2009, 04:24 PM

I'm with Shell and Phil. Don't have any, don't want any. Don't find them all that attractive.

Xerxys · 06-27-2009, 05:25 PM

Don't have any. I don't want one but I think they are very attractive. I've seen some good work.

wooÐs · 06-30-2009, 08:08 AM

I have one. No burning desire to get any additions.

Punk.of.Ages · 06-30-2009, 08:14 AM

I think it's a very addictive process. The pain of it is very therapeutic, and definitely something to be desired, in my opinion...

Zeraph · 06-30-2009, 10:00 AM

Before I got my first I was very hesitant. It took me several years of thinking seriously before I got it...now the only thing that keeps me from getting more is lack of money.

So maybe. There's certainly some validity to it.

CinnamonGirl · 06-30-2009, 11:53 AM

I have one, and I'd like more. I really hate needles, too, so that should say something about potential addictiveness.

06-27-2009, 10:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	are tattoos somewhat addictive? I have two presently, but which both are of the same theme.... I have the last line "the catcher in the rye" on my right forearm, and a red carouse horse on my left bicep (from the last chapter of "the catcher in the rye" Before I was 30 I never really seriously thought about getting a tattoo, but now Im thinking about getting a third one on my right bicep... have other people found it an addictive process? __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

06-27-2009, 12:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	i wouldn't say they are addictive. i now have six, and i'm trying to figure out what i will get next. i dont NEED to get one, i can stop anytime i want. __________________ onward to mayhem!

06-27-2009, 03:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...i don't have one nor want one...but that's just me ...i like my skin looking natural and pure...but that's just me __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-27-2009, 04:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	I was 31 when I got my first one....I now have six....for me what is addicting is the pain (no big surprise there) but there is something so cathartic and soul cleansing about coming out the other end of that. Im currently planning my 7th __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

06-27-2009, 04:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	I'm with Shell and Phil. Don't have any, don't want any. Don't find them all that attractive. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-27-2009, 04:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
Halanna Insane Location: Over the rainbow . .	I have 4 and M has 5 but we have positioned them on our upper arms and backs that they can't be seen unless we deliberately show them with certain style shirts. I'm good with what I have, I got done what I wanted. Sometimes I think about getting another one but . . . a tattoo is a deeply personal decision and not to be taken lightly. You don't get a tattoo because you "gotta have one", you get it because it reflects something personal that you want on your body until the day you die. If you don't use or have the same artist that is a concern as well. That artist is marking you permanently with their art. It's your choice, it's on a little outline, but it's still their art.

06-27-2009, 05:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Xerxys Junkie Location: My head.	Don't have any. I don't want one but I think they are very attractive. I've seen some good work.

06-30-2009, 08:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	I have one. No burning desire to get any additions.

06-30-2009, 08:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Punk.of.Ages Forming Location: ....a state of pure inebriation.	I think it's a very addictive process. The pain of it is very therapeutic, and definitely something to be desired, in my opinion... __________________ "The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion..." - Henry Steel Commager "Punk rock music is great music played by really bad, drunk musicians." -Fat Mike

06-30-2009, 10:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Before I got my first I was very hesitant. It took me several years of thinking seriously before I got it...now the only thing that keeps me from getting more is lack of money. So maybe. There's certainly some validity to it.

06-30-2009, 11:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
CinnamonGirl She's Actual Size Location: Central Republic of Where-in-the-Hell	I have one, and I'd like more. I really hate needles, too, so that should say something about potential addictiveness. __________________ "...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world." "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"