Depression Tattoos About Being Alone

Hold on pain ends.

Depression tattoos about being alone. Yes tattoos have become a coping mechanism for some people. More people are getting tattoos that are inspired by the hardships in their lives such as depression or anxiety. Cross and semi colon. And if you think you may be struggling with depression reach out to someone you trust.

That is why we asked people in our mighty mental health community to share with us tattoos inspired by their struggle with depression. The semicolon means my story is not over. Also it symbolizes the loneliness of a raven and a wolf howling at the moon and the wolverine. In honor of that anniversary i got my first tattoo.

I m also reminded i don t fight alone jennifer s. 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. This was after i was hospitalized for depression anxiety and suicidal ideations.

You are not alone in the struggle. It s a reminder to me to keep my faith and to remember my story isn t over. People use tattoos to both cope with and spread awareness about various mental health illnesses. Twenty years ago i was diagnosed with major depression.

These tattoos are beautiful but they seem to attract not only the loneliness and other troubles. 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. 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. Ending stigma and reminding people that you re not alone when you live with depression is important.