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twoofdtm posted about one of her piercings, which got me to thinking.
I have two ear piercings, but I cannot contemplate getting anything more. Also, I am very averse to acquiring a tattoo. I think my feelings toward both of these are related, but it's visceral so it's hard for me to give a logical reason why I feel the way I do.
Do you have piercings or tattoos? If so, how many? Either way, what would drive you to get them or to stay away?
twoofdtm posted about one of her piercings, which got me to thinking.I have two ear piercings, but I cannot contemplate getting anything more. Also, I am very averse to acquiring a tattoo. I think my feelings toward both of these are related, but it's visceral so it's hard for me to give a logical reason why I feel the way I do.
Do you have piercings or tattoos? If so, how many? Either way, what would drive you to get them or to stay away?
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Re: ya wanna list?
Date: 2008-05-27 06:25 am (UTC)Reasons for wanting my totem animals close to obvious. (Still haven't added snake and cockroach.)
'Frakir' and newsprint fade fall close to that.
'Diodes' were a creative way of handling energy flow and discipline, which being something of a chaotic I always have to remind myself is still important.
Phoenix and dragon as archetypes.
Bandage had to do with trying to deal with years-old social/romantic trauma that had left me thinking I was never going to learn how to interact with others, particularly women, particularly romantically.
Most if not all of my piercings had something to do with concepts stated above of internalizing pain initially created externally, taking it and having control of it; some people call it mutilation, I'm on the side of those who consider it decoration. And it's MINE!