Depression Tattoos About Being Alone
By engraining my skin with reminders of where i m from where i am and where i m going i felt liberated from depression s invisible grip on my physical being.
Depression tattoos about being alone. These tattoos are beautiful but they seem to attract not only the loneliness and other troubles. People use tattoos to both cope with and spread awareness about various mental health illnesses. It s always darkest before the dawn is a great line from a florence and the machine song that talks about depression and. The symbol thus is not calming alone it is a reminder to do the work to calm themselves down in addition to being a symbol of calm the process of getting a tattoo can be meaningful too.
You are not alone in the struggle. Twenty years ago i was diagnosed with major depression. It s a reminder to me to keep my faith and to remember my story isn t over. Ending stigma and reminding people that you re not alone when you live with depression is important.
My husband and i got matching tattoos. That is why we asked people in our mighty mental health community to share with us tattoos inspired by their struggle with depression. Hold on pain ends. More people are getting tattoos that are inspired by the hardships in their lives such as depression or anxiety.
The semicolon means my story is not over. From the semicolon tattoo popularized by the anti suicide campaign project semicolon to the green ribbon that symbolizes mental health awareness tattoos inspired by mental health struggles don t. Yes tattoos have become a coping mechanism for some people. And if you think you may be struggling with depression reach out to someone you trust.
Cross and semi colon. Also it symbolizes the loneliness of a raven and a wolf howling at the moon and the wolverine. I m also reminded i don t fight alone jennifer s. In honor of that anniversary i got my first tattoo.