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Recently, I have been questioned a lot about why I would get a tattoo right on my chest. So, I decided to make a post to explain the reason why my “Love me for who I am” tattoo is placed where it is. Not to give in to the scrutiny, but to possibly stop all the talk and questions since I know a lot of these people read my blog.
No, this tattoo was not an impulse decision.
No, I don’t regret this tattoo one bit.
Yes, it did hurt like a b****, it’s on my chest.
So, why did I do it? This tattoo is very meaningful to me. It is one of my daily reminders that I need to keep going with my recovery. When I get dressed in the morning and at night; I see it in the mirror, and it reminds me to love myself for who I am. It gets me out of my negative thoughts when I am badgering myself in the mirror.
Recovery is a forever road. Every morning I wake up and have a choice to choose recovery or my eating disorder. Seeing this tattoo while I start my morning helps me think and make the right decision.
I don’t expect anyone to understand my decisions with my tattoos. This way works for me, and I continue to choose recovery because of it.
To those that say I will never find a job. I have always found a job before and after I got this tattoo. We are in a new day and age where people are starting to accept tattoos and I believe it will continue. It may be in a “bad spot” work wise, but it’s in the perfect spot for myself and my recovery, and I think that is what matters most (at least to me).
And to all the people that are still going to judge. Screw you. This is MY way of expressing myself. This is MY body, and these are MY choice. You can have YOUR opinions, but if you judge someone based on their looks; you can be missing out on a lot, for example, your soulmate or the best doctor in the world, etc. We are humans too. Just because we don’t believe in the same things doesn’t make us bad people. #stopjudging
