Depression Tattoos About Being Alone
That is why we asked people in our mighty mental health community to share with us tattoos inspired by their struggle with depression.
Depression tattoos about being alone. These tattoos are beautiful but they seem to attract not only the loneliness and other troubles. My husband and i got matching tattoos. This was after i was hospitalized for depression anxiety and suicidal ideations. 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.
In honor of that anniversary i got my first tattoo. 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. Check out these 10 tattoos for people who battle depression for ideas and inspiration. It s always darkest before the dawn is a great line from a florence and the machine song that talks about depression and.
The semicolon means my story is not over. I m also reminded i don t fight alone jennifer s. 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. Ending stigma and reminding people that you re not alone when you live with depression is important.
People use tattoos to both cope with and spread awareness about various mental health illnesses. More people are getting tattoos that are inspired by the hardships in their lives such as depression or anxiety. Cross and semi colon. Also it symbolizes the loneliness of a raven and a wolf howling at the moon and the wolverine.
And if you think you may be struggling with depression reach out to someone you trust. Twenty years ago i was diagnosed with major depression. Tattoo loneliness may look different and it is a symbol of loneliness and the character and image of god alone. Hold on pain ends.