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Cmon people, this thread was aimed to help people going through some tattoo-related anxiety, and your personal opinions or statistics about the use of tranquillisers are completely irrelevant here and not helpful at all. I don't agree with someone saying later don't get any more tattoos. I had terrible anxiety after my first tattoo and less severe ones about my next two, and I am still happy I've got them and I will definitely get more. Anxiety is not rational, and researching your options about laser removal doesn't come from the real wish to get rid of a tattoo but is just a way to come down your mind and see that there are safety nets available in the worst case scenario. Some people don't have this tattoo-related anxiety at all, but in my opinion it is strongly correlated with your general mental state and how prone to anxiety your are. For me, anxiety is my mind's natural response to changes, and I am very happy I am strong enough to make those changes despite that.

P.S. Agree about the complete absurdity of the statistics nonsense. READ THE ROOM. 😂

I have anxiety, so you don’t need to explain anything. Also, you don’t get to decide what people say here. You see, there are these things called opinions. We all have them. So there’s that. Anyway, people with major anxiety about their appearance and what other people think should NOT get tattoos. You aren’t the voice of authority on this, especially with your three tattoos and no knowledge of this person’s mental health. And to get a hand tattoo when you have acres of open skin is absurd in my opinion, ESPECIALLY if you have that level and kind of anxiety. So yeah. You are welcome to day what you think. And so are we. Have a good evening.

Oh, honey. Bless. Just stop. It just keeps getting worse and worse. 😂

The point of writing it is that you are making a vague and silly generalization about a nation of nearly 330 million people. It's absurd. Anyway, you're on my ignore list now, so off you go. Again, bless your heart. 😂

This is the weirdest thing I've ever read. You know all US citizens, do you? What a massive crock of shit. 🙄

@2pnt0 the tattoo is nice to be honest, and I'm relatively sure you will appreciate it someday... for the moment just try to be calm and to avoid falling into a spiral of panic and regrets. Having a glass of wine or listening to some relaxing music may be good ideas to chill out (just please don't take a Xanax if it's not really necessary: USA citizens tend to swallow those pills as if they were candies, but benzodiazepines - listen to a person who knows it personally - are not something that you can mess with, if nothing else because they cause addiction), and probably mindfulness/meditation techniques and sometimes emotional unloading (e.g. expressing your fears to someone you trust) would be even better.