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Originally Posted by Hydrophobic1212
...Also, I have one other concern. I go through phases, due to my mania and my depression. I thoguht of this idea when I was manic, so I waited until the next day, when I was sure I wasn't manic anymore, to make sure I wanted to do this, and I still did. But, when I say I go through phases, I mean it. I will like something for the longest time, then just suddenly change my mind...A tattoo is a huge thing. It's not something that can easily be taken away...
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THIS. This is so much of what I am. Years and years and years. I totally know what you mean about phases. OMG. There have been things that I've been so very very into, then a few years later look back in horror, wondering who the hell that was(!) Lol, but true! (When I got dx'd it all made sense. It explained it, but didn't make looking back any less mortifying.
) The big thing in knowing this about myself is that I don't commit to anything(!) And Things Permanent are especially in that category(!) Since nothing about me is permanent ('cept the BP I suppose...), why should I accept something unto myself that is?
Your saying that the next day you decided you weren't manic reminded me of a fairly recent thing of personal experience. I was about to make a HUGE decision (walking away from 25 year relationship) and questioned again and again if I was hypo. Decided I was not. Just a few months later, I wrote the sequence of events down. You would SO laugh! Nothing on earth would be so obvious as that I
was and got caught up in the excitement of the time. Not saying it was a
bad decision necessarily, but ... it might not have been my wisest moment. (Lo, behold my collection of those!
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Most importantly though, not saying what is your case. Just was compelled to share personal experience, because that's actually something that (surprisingly) doesn't get discussed a whole lot around here -- phases that seem to last longer than an "episode" if you will. And we can't be alone in that experience.
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Originally Posted by Doxie mom
..The difference between people with tattoos and people who don't have tattooed is people with tattoos don't care that people don't have tattoos.
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I don't like to take bait, but.... That's simply an unfair blanket statement. I don't give a f*** what others do in this department. It's simply not for me and never has been (and I have way too many years to base that on, yikes). It might be more fair to say that those who like tattoos are more likely to respond on a thread about them (which is true of many many topics). And so what, really? But there's no need to disparage those who aren't into them.
Ooops! Hit post only meaning to view, but there it is.
Btw, I have super-short nails too -- nuthin' wrong with that! (I'm totally obsessive about it actually. Just ask BF. Haha.) And wear all kinds of dark color polishes -- do you? (Heh. Typical. Something I can change every few days!
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