I just had my first tattoo a week ago. I’m a 29 year old girl and very afraid of needles, but I can proudly say that I sat through 3 hours without making a sound (surprisingly it didn’t even hurt). I got Majora’s mask from The legend of Zelda on my right shoulder, full detail and full colour :3

@telliex

Жыл бұрын

That's always a good choice! Especially full detail and colour! Whjat an absolutely legendary game.

@lillyfairy2311

Жыл бұрын

Ey, nice! I got my first tattoo last December. It was a fairly big one too. It was of my favorite pokemon, Mimikyu, holding a cupcake. Dark but sweet is how I present.

@OpaqueEmber

Жыл бұрын

@@lillyfairy2311 Mimikyu is one of my favourite pokemon too! And him holding a cupcake sounds so cute!

@danielmilcent9654

Жыл бұрын

That's really cool, i want to have a tattoo one day but my experience with needles in exams says to me it's not gonna be easy, i'll probably go for it if i ever figure out something small i want to tattoo

@remy7156

Жыл бұрын

I have 7, the first few didn’t really hurt at all and in a weird way felt kinda good. This changed with my half sleeve. It seems like the more you have the worse the pain gets, also that’s a great first tattoo choice 🔥

One of my brothers collapsed, hit his head, and passed out on his first tattoo. He was fine, so it's funny. But it was a definitely a learning experience for everyone involved. He learned the limits of his pain tolerance, and I learned to avoid collarbone tattoos until I know I can handle it. I don't know what the artist learned, but I'm sure they learned something from it all.

@BornNoU

Жыл бұрын

One of my big brothers got a tattoo on his chest of hands spelling out “my life” in sign language, he kept saying he was fine and it didn’t hurt but he was gripping the arm rests so hard his knuckles were white lmao

Not a tattoo artist, but I am an artist. I designed my very first tattoo years before I got it, and was DETERMINED not to make a sound throughout the entire process. Oh yeah, it hurt like hellfire… but I didn’t scream. The only thing I said during the whole thing was a “sorry!” here and there whenever my muscles twitched. 10/10 would def do again lol

Im a tattoo artist. I've seen so many crazy things happen man. One time a dude just straight up fell asleep snoring his head off, another time three girls came in together and all threw up during their tattoo, plenty of people screeching loudly through their tattoo, had people come in with their own design but then dislike the design so much they left crying without even getting the tattoo....it goes on and on

@francescaperron2003

Жыл бұрын

I have 12 tattoos and I have not made a sound once. I usually don't even take breaks, I don't feel like I need them. I have endometriosis so getting tattoo's doesn't hurt at all compared to that lol.

I thought I would be bad with my first tattoo (inner left arm), but I was pretty good. No sickness, no passing out. I was a trooper. I ate a granola bar and orange juice before hand. Now I’m trying to figure out if I want my next tattoo on my thigh or back.

@stormsnow5260

Жыл бұрын

I got mine on my back and loved it. I'm considering going back and getting wings done. But I'm still debating that or on my shoulders.

@MysteriumArcanum

Жыл бұрын

I have a tattoo on each bicep, a Celtic cross on my left bicep and an American traditional style tattoo on my right bicep.

@samanthasavage9013

Жыл бұрын

My thighs were killers compared to my arms, especially as we got close to knee and groin. I will sit quietly and very still if it hurts and I had to stop mid sentence when my artist got too close to my knee on my one thigh tattoos. She’s done a few of my big tattoos though so she recognizes those cues.

@CalvinCandieMO

Жыл бұрын

@@MysteriumArcanum Absolutely nobody cares

@MysteriumArcanum

Жыл бұрын

@@CalvinCandieMO well you clearly cared enough to reply

When I got my tattoo (only one so far due to money) I hadn’t eaten much before hand. About halfway through a fairly simple tat I asked “am I supposed to feel hot?” It was slow that day so the shop owners were hanging out with us and everyone just kind of froze before rushing to get me some sugar. Pops shoved a handful of jellybeans in my face telling me to eat it. For some reason I ate the entire handful at once 😅

This video has been turtle approved

@DoodleMcNoodles

Жыл бұрын

Must mean the video is very good then

@SambaDeAmigosGato

Жыл бұрын

Just saw you on foxakimbos video, went to this one..AND YOUR HERE AGAIN

@GrayAvian

Жыл бұрын

Vern

@supernt100

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@societystypo5287

Жыл бұрын

Now I can watch it. Thank you for your service

I was so afraid I'd be a terrible tattoo virgin. Turns out I love getting tattooed and I can't wait to get another.

I have six tattoos, my first was on the side of my leg. It just felt like a cat scratch. Got a new one recently on Friday the 13th, super fun! My sympathy goes out to these artists 😂😭

2:36 As someone like this, sometimes venting like this (screaming) is your way to deal with the situation - you don't want them to stop, this is just how you process it. I've never gotten a tattoo but this is how I wind up dealing with blood tests/etc. I am also on the spectrum though, so my coping methods might be less common than I thought lol

@n0thersist3r

Жыл бұрын

I do that sometimes with pains that last for a bit like toes stubs but then I'm weirdly calm with more intense insanely painful injuries 😂 I'm also on the spectrum

I just had my first tattoo, 2.5 hours, was nervous af, but ended up just napping and vibing the whole time. I’m going back for more as soon as this is healed.

I astonished my artist with how calm I was when I got my first tattoo (a kitsune on the back of my shoulder). Brought a book with me and just sat there reading while my back was inked, for an hour and a half. Same for the other four. When the peacock feather on my right forearm was done, I was watching my finger vibrate as the tip of the feather shaft was done over my wrist bones and trying not to laugh

My first tattoo is 6 inches long and 3.5 inches wide on the inside of my forearm. It hurt so much. Didn't cry, faint, puke, or whatever. Some people have low pain tolerance. My artist didn't even realize it was my first until he was halfway done with the outline.

i thought i was bad! i had my tattoo done with a fistful of hair in my hand and i couldn't stop telling the artist how mean he was being (my friend knew the artist and was with me, he just laughed at me for being soft). i was so embarrassed. hearing these stories has made me confident that he has dealt with worse, so thank you 😌

Not a “tattoo virgin” story but I recently got my entire throat done with an owls face. I’ve never experienced so much pain in my life, not only that for some reason every so often my left leg would jump straight up into the air. My tattoo artist asked if I wanted to stop and I pushed through that 3 hour session. Surprisingly the middle of the throat didn’t hurt nearly as bad as the sides of the Adam’s apple.

I got my first tattoo when I was 19 (in 1999). It was a small Celtic tribal knot on my chest (again, it was the 90s). Because it was so intricate and the lines so close to each other it really hurt but I didn't want to look like a silly girl, so I bit the bullet and stayed dead quiet. However, as soon as the artist finished the outline I loudly announced "Enough!!!", got up, paid and walked out. Years later I got that tattoo covered up, and have 16 very large tattoos and counting. But that first tattoo moment still makes me cringe.

My first one went pretty smoothly. I got my kid's names and birthdays on my arm, and the assistant kept laughing about how much it was going to hurt and how he really dug the tattoos in. Pain wasn't bad at all, but now eight years later they look like decades old prison tats because the "artist" dug in so deep. All blown out and smudged together. I also had my wife's name done on my chest a couple months later, and it's equally terrible. It doesn't help that radiotherapy bleached it out a bit either. Now that she's my ex, it's getting covered up as part of a mastectomy tattoo.

I'm getting my first tattoo on Friday and I just hope I'm not as wild as a lot of these people

@Bookworm106

Жыл бұрын

You go for it! I’m such a baby for pain, but I was incredibly not bothered by my tattoos. The first one was on the side of my wrist and felt like sunburn, not really painful. The second one was on my ankle, definitely more painful, but super bearable. I made it up to be super painful in my mind because of these stories, but it was super chill.

@berenicem8750

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! 😁 (28 down, more to go)

@Mia_or_Mika

Жыл бұрын

Coming back to this to tell everyone I got the tattoo, it's amazing, it didn't hurt nearly as much as I expected it to and my artist said that I sat amazing through it ^-^

I had my first tattoo about a half a year ago. Not a large tattoo, but intricate. Took 4+ hours not including her drawing on the tattoo and designing it right there, we went so long the studio technically closed. Although it hurt, I we went steady the whole time. I purposefully got it on my shoulder because I know it doesn’t hurt as bad, and I love the result!! 100% worth it.

I just got my first. I don't think I put my guy through hell but mine is on my shoulder, and he went “bring your shoulder to me” about half way through, but goddamnit I was very, very, very confused. I had no clue what that meant. I just did this little shoulder shimmy thing he looked like I just just started speaking alien. All he said was just “no... Just... Move closer to the edge of the chair-” I barely spoke the rest of the way. I have no clue why I was so embarrassed. But I was. Otherwise I sat what I thought was really well, no complaining, no breaks, no crying, actually pretty calm (I think I fell asleep) only had a little tension reaction in my calf that shocked me when he got closer to the top of my shoulder. And now I have to call him back to get it corrected :/ turns out Grandma was NOT born in 1945...

at first i'm like "lol such babies", but as the stories go on i'm starting to wonder if i'm just completely dead inside and that's why i don't get nervous or react to pain. :c

@bonefetcherbrimley7740

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry, maybe you're just hard as nails?

@kekyointheshitpostingfool7959

Жыл бұрын

Relatable. I use tattoos as my "inexpensive therapy" 😂 suffer at work and at home, then hit up the tattoo shop for amazing art!

@zakosist

Жыл бұрын

If you suspect you're dead inside there are probably some deeper issues that you need to deal with somehow... Anyway for tattoos I think it genuinely varies a lot how much pain people actually feel in the process, even for tattooing the same body-part. Some claim no/almost no pain, other really intense. And some even fall asleep (not passing out, that's different). For me getting a tattoo felt like someone was cutting in my skin with a knife, it was pretty intense but not beyond what I could handle and manage to stay physically calm, not without fear. But I thankfully brought hearing protection, because the sound of that tattoo machine would have been the worst otherwise and probably push it over to where I actually couldn't handle sitting there. I wonder how many of those people are actually freaked out by the tattoo machine sound, and may have been a bit calmer if it was muted. Either way tattooing was nowhere near as bad as when I tried to take the CPR test, never fully finished it, couldn't handle it even for one second and never going back under any circumstance

I got matching tattoos with my bff as my first tattoo, and it's a really cute small butterfly on my bicep, and it barely hurt. The way I always describe the pain is a bee sting. The thing is, though, I've never actually been stung by a bee, so it feels like what my idea of getting stung by a bee would feel like.

I fainted once, when I got my shoulder tattooed, I had gotten off work and hadn’t eaten for a few hours. My artist noticed I was fading, gave me a bottle of water, I dropped it everywhere. I had a snack and finished the tattoo. The only other one that came close was my bat skull on my calf. It was totally my fault- I was not feeling well all day and had been feeling really uncomfortable in the studio (it was a studio I had never been in before and have never gone back to for personal differences with the owner). I finished that tattoo too. My thighs were pretty rough, but I love them.

Got my first tattoo at 18 after wanting it since I was single-digit-aged. Anklet of roses. I sat well, didn’t scream or shout, but then she got around to coloring in the roses on the back of my ankle. Couldn’t stop my foot from shaking unless I forced my heel into the tattoo bed with lots of pressure to steady it, my artist was so kind and patient with me and somehow every line she pulled is lovely even with the shakes I put her through!

My first tattoo was a soldier memorial tattoo to commemorate all my relatives who served during WW1 and WW2, it spans the entire length of my back (line art was 4 and a half hours, colour was 3 hours) and I’ve always had a high pain so I think that’s why I lasted so long. I was also going through an ED at the time, I’m so glad the artist didn’t ask about the concaved shoulder blade. It hurt but it was fine after, it was an by an apprentice so I got to go back to get the soldier silhouette touched up. So fucking worth it I’m glad to have a piece to commemorate them.

my first tattoo was on my wrist and i ended up falling asleep while my artist was talking to me. i scared him because he thought i passed out lmao

Back when I was in the Navy me and a few buddies went to get tattooed in Spain. He wanted the outline of North Carolina with a rebel flag inside it. Also “North Carolina” under it. Tat looked good except it said Norde de Carolina I believe it was spelled. My tat was a wizard and mushroom guy. I showed the artist the tab of blotter acid with the design on it. When she started doing outline I dropped the acid and one of my funnest tats.

I was the tattoo virgin. The first tattoo that i got was somewhat small, it was a small drawing of Bigby Wolf("The wolf among us") that i drew up. As i was the first to get my tattoo, I was sat in the chair and i was proceeding in getting the tattoo on my right forearm. My older brother was waiting in the parlor waiting room, and all he heard was me saying "oh my god, oh my god, OH MY GOD!" I took it the best i could: got some nuggies, a dreamsicle frosty and fries from "wendy's" got home, ate my lunch, pet a cat, and then took a nap. My next tattoo is gonna be of crunchy chip cookie, from "cookie run: kingdom"

I got my first tattoo a month ago. I'm 18 and decided for it to go down my spine, it didn't really hurt but did freak out my artist by falling asleep during it

Tbh if I had a falling out like that and was emotional enough to cry for a long time, I probably wouldn't wanna stop the tattoo either. Being tattooed is so relaxing and it would probably make me feel slightly better

Have several tattoos and the pain really doesn't bother me but I throw up in the beginning every time

The girl talking about how she threw up, sometimes the body goes full rejection-mode of needles and outside objects--if you've ever had to get a steroid shot, you might know what I mean. My medical condition requires me to take shots and go to the hospital and get IVs a lot, but because of where the needle was for the steroid shot I nearly passed out and got sick for about five minutes afterwards. It was explained to me as my body basically saying "fuck no" to the foreign object entering it.

just got my first tattoo three days ago and i am watching this solely to make me feel better (had to do and undo and redo a rubix cube the entire last 2/3s of the time to get my leg to stop shaking)

I’m a tattoo artist now, never had a bad “tattoo virgin”. But a couple of years ago me & my friend got a tiny bff tattoos on our ankles, and while I didn’t feel a shit and was pretty calm about it, she was FREAKING OUT. She started to cry even before the procedure because she got both scared and sentimental at the same time, and when the procedure started, she was almost bawling out of fear, then passed out, woke up, and after first five minutes she literally ran out of building to smoke a cig to calm her nerves. After that everything went pretty smoothly, but gosh, that first 30 minutes of waiting and tattooing felt like 30 years, both terrifying and hilarious af. She’s fine now, recently got another tattoo from me, and was really chill about it this time :)

My first tattoo was a 4 hour sit. I think I grimmest twice when the artist was working close to my collarbone. Only break was because The artist had to stop for a smoke. I didn’t find it that bad.

When I got my 3th tattoo… I passed out and vomited in a bin! Felt horrible but my artist knew the meaning of the tattoo and I didn’t eat nor drink beforehand and told me it was fine and he understood why it happened. Now almost 2 years later when I get back in the shop he always jokingly says “did you eat and drink or do I need to bring you a bucket?“ I’m on 9 tattoos now and it never happened again lmao and 4 of those I got at that tattoo shop!

I have a low pain tolerance and struggle getting tattooed but these make me feel better about myself lmao

I got my first tattoo 2 months back. I have trypanophobia, so I was extremely anxious leading up to it. It went well! The whole experience was kind of euphoric, I was laughing the entire time. Painful, but bearable. 10/10, would do it again.

i want a tattoo on my wrist. no idea if it'll be painful but i've been using marker to draw it on me since i was 16 (so like 5 yrs) i have a massive fear of needles so been putting it off until i can handle it and hopefully not embarrass myself. props to all tattoo artists who have to deal with difficult ppl

@vincent_alastor

Жыл бұрын

I have one on my inner wrist and it didn't hurt much. About the pain level of using an epilator. If you decide to get it done, be sure to eat something before. Also you can ask for numbing creme.

@geoxoxo2414

Жыл бұрын

I got both of my wrists tattooed as my first tattoo. It’s overall not too bad but the wrist of your dominant hand (my right) will hurt way more than your non dominant hand (my left). I got my left wrist tattooed first, was no big deal at all, was chatting with the artist while it was being done. She then started on the one on my left wrist and it took me a full 20 minutes until i could talk again, it was so painful haha. But 100% worth it i love them :)

These stories make me feel better cuz I thought I was bad when I was bit of a twitcher my first tat, n that was massive dragon across my chest and upper arm

My first two tattoos (upper left thigh and upper right thigh) were a bit rough (especially the inner thigh) but after getting used to it, I started working on my full leg. If you've never had a tattoo before, here's what to expect: Note: Ask your tattoo artist for pre-tattoo prep recommendations (for pain relief) and aftercare instructions before getting the tattoo. If they don't provide you with anything or tell you to just look it up online, go somewhere else. A good TA should be able to give you advice, and they'll likely tell you some or all of this. If anything they say conflicts with anything I say, listen to them, not me. If you're not comfortable with the answer you get, go somewhere else. You should not get tattooed by someone you don't feel comfortable/confident in. 1) Don't drink any caffeine 24 hours before the session. No soda, no coffee, no caffeinated tea, definitely no energy drinks. 2) Eat a light meal like an hour before the session. Don't go in with a full stomach or an empty stomach. 3) Take a pain pill ahead of time. 4) Apply lidocaine creme or spray to the area you are getting tattooed about 30-60 minutes before the appointment, and wrap the area in plastic wrap to seal it in and protect the area It's going to hurt. You're getting stabbed with a needle over and over. It feels like someone snapping a rubber band against your skin repeatedly. Beauty is pain. After the tattoo: - Your TA may apply a protective cover (saniderm) to the area, or they may not. If they do, follow their instructions for how long to leave it on. Don't fuck with it before then. - After the saniderm is removed (if applicable) or if you didn't get that, wash the tattooed area with antibacterial soap (your TA may have a recommendation) and whatever cream they recommend using. - The affected area will likely itch as it's healing. DO NOT SCRATCH IT. If you need to alleviate the itching area, tap/smack the skin lightly. - When showering/bathing, and drying off, do not scrub the freshly tattooed area with a towel. Pat it dry.

@ChickinSammich

Жыл бұрын

Story unrelated to advice: When I was 19, I was engaged to an abusive partner and was planning to leave them after safely getting my things out of their house. After the incident that was the final straw for me (the one where I made up my mind that I had to begin sneaking my stuff out), they said they were going to get my name tattooed on them to prove they love me. I could have said nothing, but I just told them not to because it was bad luck. Well, they did it anyway. And 3 weeks later, I broke up with them as planned. 6 months later, they stalked me, found me, and showed up to introduce me to the person they had just married. They did not have the same name as me.

Got my first one on the inside of my wrist, loved it and then got another closer to where the elbow is but on the inside. I'm dying to get more. I have a wicked alice and wonderland sleeve I've drawn out

My first tattoo was two flame quarter sleeves on my arms, we did it in one 12 hr session with a couple smoke breaks here and there. My skin doesn't take ink very well and swells a lot, so I had to come back and go over everything a second time. 100% worth it though!

My first ever tattoo was a pretty large one on my neck/spine. Easiest thing ever. On my second however, a large one on my arm, I ended up laying around nearly crying while the store owner pretty much fed me candy to sit through the tattoo. I didn't wanna get up and neither did the artist so we made a deal to sit through. It was the toughest of my tattoos so far, but I'd let him tattoo me again. (And probably will tbh)

My first tattoo experience happened when I was 18 and my sister and I got Friday the 13th Tattoos and why I was in the chair getting my tattoo I was making stupid faces and making weird noises to cope with the pain I took all of 10 or 15 minutes to do and it looks pretty good

Getting my first tattoo next week and I'm watching this to prepare for what NOT to do 😅

As someone who has taken painkillers for a long time. It doesn't actually stop the pain it just gets you high enough so you don't care. I believe it actually intensifies the pain but again you're high and don't care.🤣

My first one was 3-4 hrs it was pretty chill my artist was talking and asking how I was while it was being done

Lol my brother took me to get a tattoo awhile back…. He had a few already and warned me that the process wasn’t fun, especially since I wanted one on my ankle. He’d also told me that for most of his tats, he’d had to tap out and take a break for a minute before getting them finished. Said it was okay if I had to do the same and wouldn’t judge me. I kept telling him I wasn’t worried about the pain. Reminded him that my pain tolerance is through the roof thanks to some medical issues I’ve dealt with, but he’s never believed that the pain from said issues were that bad. He always thought that I just wasn’t managing the pain well and that’s why I’d be incapacitated for days on end. Needless to say both he and the artist were surprised when the needle touched my skin and I started laughing. Even if I wasn’t worried about the pain, I’d expected it to be a lot worse than that. The best way I could describe my experience is ‘a bit uncomfortable but nothing more.’

My first was more than an hour on the ribs, but but I have it through and now I have several tattoos!

I have 2 stories of myself: First tattoo I got on the inside of my hip, at an angle, and was about 5x the size I had been thinking of. Didn't pass out, get sick, or anything else. Just a lot of clenched teeth. HS BF tried to get run over trying to cross the 4-6 lane highway to go get himself snacks...... 2nd tattoo with the same artist. She asked me about 6 different ways if I was ABSOLUTELY SURE I wanted two names on me forever. Still don't regret it over 10 years later. It's a memorial tattoo for my great aunt, who I am named after and look like, and her husband.

I got my first tattoo a few days ago. Shaded half sleeve of a catacomb wall. Laid still the whole time and only took a break because I have arthritis and couldn’t lay like that too long lmao

I’m getting my first piece done Friday so um thanks for this lmao

@megamanx6localizationteam787

Жыл бұрын

How did it go?

I really can’t comprehend people freaking out or feeling pain in easy pain tolerance areas saying it hurt a lot. Mines just felt like annoying burning water on my skin with moments of no pain at all. Weird thing tho, nobody else I talked too (even people with small tats) say’s it felt like that for them.

I got my first tattoo back in September and it wasn’t too bad. It was a four hour session on my forearm and it didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would until the last half an hour, but I never cried/flinched/screamed. Did cuss a little by the end, though. 😂

I remember when I got my first tattoo it was absolutely amazing I had so much fun. I plan on getting so many more lmao.

I gotta say tho, honestly, throwing up is no general sign of how good someone can handle stuff like this. I have multiple tattoos. Had 5h+ sessions before with no struggle. But my most recent leg tattoo, which was 2.5h, had me throw up and pretty much collapse afterwards. Sometimes you just have a bad day.

I love tattoos they are so relaxing to me and every one I have is a part of my life. I have not got one since summer so it's about time for a new one

I got my first tattoo yesterday on an area that SUCKS to get tattooed. I tried to stay really still through the pain and got complimented twice on my ability to. If my boyfriend wasn't there tho I wouldve been screaming and punching. I'm so happy with it though

I’m getting my first this summer and it is a little ambitious. But I have social anxiety and I’m a people pleaser so I know even if it hurts like I’m gonna keep my mouth shut and keep going because the embarrassment would hurt more.

My first tattoo was a six hour upper back tattoo. Everyone keep telling me it was too much and I would never last the whole session. I sat for six hours and didn’t complain once. Was absolutely fine for the whole session and even had a good chat with the artist while he was working. Not all first tattoos need to be tiny.

I got my first tattoo three or so months ago. It’s a pretty decently big piece. It’s the entire length of my outer thigh, and it’s in color so it took two 5 hour sessions. The first session was quite painful. But I didn’t make a scene in the slightest. It was really sore after and I could barely walk. The second session was a breeze. I didn’t feel sore at all. I still don’t get why.

Lol I made the mistake of my first major tattoo being a giant black crow. I had gotten a couple piercings done there and when I came in for the first session, I had forgotten to eat and when he started the outline, my leg was shaking. He had to hold my leg down for the outline. I didn’t yell or anything but 4 hours in and the shading got to the under part of my knee, I saw white and had to schedule to come in again. Never made that mistake again

Both of the tattoos I currently have were birthday presents; the first was LOSER in black with a red V over the S across the outside of my right fore-arm (like the cast on Eddie from the movie IT) with some slight personalization (black letters are in a typewriter-style font that looks distressed and the V looks like paint brush strokes, there is also red balloon above the S+V with the string tied to the top curve of the S) I'd always wanted it as a tattoo since I'd first seen the movie, so my mom took me in to have it done for my 21st birthday since partying and alcohol isn't my thing, I knew it would be a breeze sine I've walked out of every car accident I've been in (which is six but that's a different story). The artist is a family friend and loves to talk about his favorite pieces, one of which is mine and and he was so happy that I was so chill the entire time(since he was expecting me to be a cryer). I think the only time I said anything about the pain being bad was when he did the bottom of the V since it's like right on top of bone, even then I said something kind of jokingly to let him know that it hurt. My other tattoo wasn't done by him, but by my mom's (now ex)husband's daughter it's a scarlet macaw perched on a branch, with the macaw in color and the branch+leaves in grey-tone; it's on the outside of my right calf. That one hurt a bit more since it took about 6 hours (technically 5, we took a lunch break 3 hours in) and spans from like a couple inches above my ankle to a couple inches down from where my knee bends.

My first tat was along the spine, simple line thing, but good that my instinct when under pain is tense up so I was basically a rock during the process. It's not very painful to be honest, better than what I expected and heard from rumors. The later two were way easier. Piercing is another story lol, I didn't feel a thing too bad to bare during the helix but after I feel sick and dizzy, no pain, I was relaxed and well fed, just got random dizziness off a simple piercing.

Went to a local tattoo shop to look at their work in preparation for my first tattoo. As I'm looking through the albums the shop is suddenly flooded with Hell's Angels' top people wanting to go over the bookkeeping. Like, the international top people! I knew it was their shop but 20 yo me noped the frick out of there as inconspicuously as possible. Still came back to get the tattoo though because they really had the best artists in the city. Didn't hurt as much as expected and I still love my ankle tattoo more than 20 years later.

My 3rd tattoo I got was on my ribs. Took 2 1/2 hours with lots of breaks and I almost threw up. But I got through 😂

I went to get my first tattoo and this chick was getting one on top of her foot and then as soon the needle hit she started screaming so loud like you could probably hear her from 3 blocks away. Scared me so bad I thought it was gonna hurt like hell but then he started on my tattoo and it didn't hurt nearly as bad as i thought it would actually didn't really hurt at all

I got my first tattoo just over a week ago and I really don’t know how these people are screaming/crying/throwing up. It’s not painful. Infact, I felt it was quite soothing. Maybe I just have a high pain tolerance but I really don’t understand.

Then, there's me, who was shocked when I did my first tattoo (back of the neck) because it didn't hurt at all. The only time I made a noise when being tattooed was the last 5 minutes of getting my elbow tattooed.

I got my first tattoo about a month and a half ago, its on my inner forearm and goes across almost all of my inner forearm. I'm 16 so everyone was super surprised at how well I took it, and I had it done in one sitting (non-stop tattooing) and it only took about 45 mins. Im honestly surprised I did so well too, I thought it was going to be way worse than it actually, some areas did hurt more than others though, like closer to the bend of my elbow was probably the worst part. But over all it wasn't that bad and I really like my tattoo which is all that really matters.

When I got my tattoo, the artist did a little bit on my arm just to show how it felt. For me it kinda felt like a hard scratch, didn't hurt at all, but 3-3.5 hours inn I became very sore.

I passed out on my first tattoo lol! I have since then gotten 22 additional tattoos 🙃

My first tattoo took about an hour, on the right side of my lower back, around my kidney. Did a bit of groaning and giggled at one point. Wasn't too bad

My first (at 18) is a fairy ring tattoo on the side of my head. I almost fell asleep while getting it lol. I was a very cooperative tat virgin I recently got a large full color tattoo for my birthday! It's a mewtwo and I love it. Got it all in one sitting

Okay but imagine actually screaming during an appointment ☠️ I’m afraid to verbally complain

my 2nd tattoo was worse but only because my legs were fidgeting and cramping. Would have been better if I brought someone with me as a distraction as I was better when I had someone to talk or listen too.

I psyched myself up too much, my first tattoo was boring. I wish I had charged my phone, 3 hours of nothing.

Made the mistake of getting a half sleeve as my first. I got through it but that hurt so bad. Only advice: over exaggerate the pain like crazy for the first time and it won’t be as bad.

Tattoo artists have numbing cream too. Don’t be afraid to use it- we have that magical stuff for a reason! Any artist who’s a d:ck about it doesn’t deserve your hard earned and saved money *or for their art to be on your body forever. But also don’t be a d:ck about the screaming. Bite your lip, squeeze your hands, ask for breaks or a bin. They deal with puke they just don’t want it all over the floor. Much easier to throw it in the trash bin outside. Let them know if you feel faint or especially if you need a snack or drink. Keep your blood sugar up. You know all that good house keeping shite. People don’t seem to realize that pain feelings, and pain thresholds are entirely different for different things. The more tattoos you get the more you get used to them. However different areas are more sensitive than others, and it’s different for every single person. So it’s imposssible to watch those inked videos or reaction videos and be like “oh it was easy for this client so it will be for me too” no. That’s not how it works. And even if you have an incredibly high pain tolerance say for migraines (inner body pain) or for someone hitting you (blunt outer body pain) that is not the same as a sharp needle pain. Piercings are somewhat similar. Really best you can do is get tatted and be gentle and kind to yourself. Be honest to your tattoo artist from the start and let them know ey please be kind it’s my first time. Do a test to make sure you’re not allergic to the ink they’re using as well..

@francescaperron2003

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THIS! I have 12 tattoo's and 15 piercings, because I can handle the pain. If you can't handle it without screaming or destroying the studio then don't get them.

have about eight or nine tattoos, that include a hand tattoo, ankle the insides of my fingers, ribs, neck, inside of my lip and back. every time people see me their like oooo that must've hurt and im just like lol nope. but the few tattoo parlors I've been to love me because I draw my own designs I don't know why but its nice to have people like me for an odd reason

Getting helped up by your homies is gay but a watermelon slice in your thigh isn’t?😂

@ChipsofShrimp

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What’s gay about watermelon?

@theawesomest2850

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@@ChipsofShrimp nothing but getting it tatted on your thigh is kinda sus don’t you think

@ChipsofShrimp

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@@theawesomest2850 What if a guy got a thigh tattoo that said “I love women”?

@theawesomest2850

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@@ChipsofShrimp that’s also kinda sus lol why do you need a tattoo to prove your sexuality?

@ChipsofShrimp

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@@theawesomest2850 true

My first tattoo was a 6hr chest tattoo, hurt like hell at some points and I got lightheaded but damn I guess I do have good pain tolerance 😂 (also powerade and sandwiches ftw!)

My first tattoo is the grim reaper, and for a guy that is terrified of needles, it wasn’t bad at all, the whole I just wanted to itch it while I was getting it

Don't have any tattoos, have no intention to ever get any, and one of many reasons why is I would definitely be one of these.

my first tattoo ever was a medical ID tattoo on my wrist ! wasn’t that bad BUT I am type one diabetic so I’m used to needles lolol

Tattoos don’t even hurt that bad?? Lol it’s like a rug burn. I took my friend for her first. She flinched a little when the needle first touched skin and then let out a breath. “Oh. It’s not that bad.”

@ChipsofShrimp

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Depends on where you get it though

@zakosist

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To me it was like getting cut by a knife or scratched hard by some animal. I would say it was intense, but not extreme and I have felt worse pain. Some people genuinely feel more pain than others for the same procedure, you cant say its universal "tattoos dont hurt" or even that only certain body-parts will hurt. I did manage to stay perfectly calm physically during the tattoo session

As someone who has terribly sensitive skin and was in a lot of pain the first time I bleached my hair, I feel like I'd be one of these people 😅

Both tattoo artist they literally the first guy that tattoo me was like can you breathe cuz it's like your cuz this is on the second time he tattooed me the first time he tattooed me I was like flexing I heard online to like be stiff and stuff but I wasn't doing it but once he got on my nerves cuz he kept telling me to be tense I was tense and I've never been solved any anytime after that plus it literally works just be tense like a freaking dead body by shallow breaths and this is good training cuz if you're ever in the shootout you're going to survive 😅😅😅😅😅

I am so scared of being that person.

Neither my wife or I have any tattoos, but we agreed to never get each other names tattooed anywhere on our bodies because that guarantees we'll end up splitting.

First tat was a neck tat 😭 virtually painless

The two tattoos I nearly fell asleep

I was getting a tattoo, and this 40 - 50 year old guy comes in with what we all assume was his wife for his first tattoo. well mid Session me and my artist who doubles as my childhood friend see what he’s getting and it’s a portrait of her and not a small one, like entire upper arm. so immediately we think it’s the funniest thing and ask how long they’ve been together and he goes she’s been my mistress for 2 months. Needless to say we took a “ smoke break “ went outside and just started laughing hysterically. When we got back in to continue mistress was offering everyone weed and telling us way too much about that relationship it really is one of my favorite core memories 😂

my first tattoo was on my collarbone and it didnt hurt as much as i expected, much less than the one on my wrist holy fuck that killed

if helping another guy up is gay, then I guess I'm one fabu-fucking-lous darling.

I know my limits. No tattoos for me 😂

All tattoos hurt, certain areas hurt more

The one who brought cookies 🥺

Some of these are giving bad artist vibes like your sticking a needle into someone's skin of course they are gonna scream

@zakosist

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Thats literally what tattooing is. And not everyone screams/has to scream as a reaction to pain. For me getting tattooed kind of felt like someone cutting in your skin with a knife, but I did manage to stay still and quiet. You also need to kind of find the technique to calm yourself down and be more resistant to impulses, but if the pain it too extreme it can still fail. I found it helps to close your eyes and not look at when the needle will hit, as well as wearing hearing protection cause that sound is awful. Maybe some people just lack the ability to stay calm