I have been wanting to get a personal tattoo to represent my struggle with mental illness and self harm for SO long... and I think this is gonna be it. ⛈🌕💖
I’m so excited!! I have been doing so much research on my family history on ancestry, and it’s SO paid off!! Not only have I learned so much... but I was able to finally design my perfect original mental health awareness tattoo.
The line of text is the 3rd line in my favorite poem I was able to find written by one of my ancestors on my paternal grandmother’s side. My grandmother and I are very close and I’ve shared a lot about my illness with her and I’ve been wanting to incorporate my family somehow into this tattoo as well.
The thunderstorm represents my bipolar disorder. It’s dark and scary and turbulent at times, but behind the dark clouds the moon still shines even in the worst nights.
The placement will be on my left thigh, the cloud will be containing my self harm scars, closing the book on that chapter of my life (I haven’t cut in 3-4 years now) and the cloud will be shaded so the reminder is still there but not as obvious at first glance.
I can’t wait to find the artist to help me bring this tattoo dream to life!! 😍💖
