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. It s always darkest before the dawn is a great line from a florence and the machine song that talks about depression and. More people are getting tattoos that are inspired by the hardships in their lives such as depression or anxiety. That is why we asked people in our mighty mental health community to share with us tattoos inspired by their struggle with depression. Also it symbolizes the loneliness of a raven and a wolf howling at the moon and the wolverine.

The semicolon means my story is not over. Tattoo loneliness may look different and it is a symbol of loneliness and the character and image of god alone. Yes tattoos have become a coping mechanism for some people. My husband and i got matching tattoos.

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. Check out these 10 tattoos for people who battle depression for ideas and inspiration. It s a reminder to me to keep my faith and to remember my story isn t over. I m also reminded i don t fight alone jennifer s.

These tattoos are beautiful but they seem to attract not only the loneliness and other troubles. 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. People use tattoos to both cope with and spread awareness about various mental health illnesses. Twenty years ago i was diagnosed with major depression.

Cross and semi colon. Ending stigma and reminding people that you re not alone when you live with depression is important. You are not alone in the struggle. In honor of that anniversary i got my first tattoo.