Recently tattooed a heavy blackwork design on my lower right forearm that ended up in a total disaster. I have been meticulously studying geometric and blackwood tattoo designs for the past 4 years before I went ahead and got my arm done on an impulsive happy weekend. I gave the artist tons of reference pictures and felt confident in his similar work. I ended up with the worst tattoo I've ever seen in my life, it sits horribly on my skin and it makes me nauseous to look at. I immediately started researching tattoo removal the second I got home. This tattoo has put me in psychiatric care and on a high dosage of antidepressants. I feel hopeless different and uncomfortable in my skin. My job requires me to wear a T shirt so theattoohere is no hiding it and I constantly get negative comments about it to the point where I am debating quitting and finding a new job. I am so so hurt. I went in yesterday for my first Pico sure treatment (600$...) with some immediate fading thankfully. I have such a long journey ahead, I am afraid of losing everyone and everything in the process. I am angry with myself in letting this happen, I have pride myself in my ability to make calculated desicions. I should have said No to the artist but now in stuck with this horrible bold mark of failure. Guh-no picture too embarassed