Well Here We Go

I'll start by saying I truly can't believe I'm here. I've experienced terrible tattoo regret in the past with some old small tattoos I have. They would have been easy to remove. But instead I leaned into my love of tattoos and got a huge piece on my arm. It turned into basically a sleeve. It's beautifully designed and tattooed impeccably and even has meaning (I planned it, did multiple sessions, etc). I swore to myself I wouldn't go through with something where I had doubt, but I did. I thought the doubt was just temporary fear. But no. I really dislike the way this piece looks on my arm. Even though I went into this thinking lasering would not be an option because it's so large and I have rarely seen good removal results with large tattoos, I've decided I need the peace of mind to begin the process of getting this particular piece off my body. Depending on how removal goes I may cover with smaller individual pieces that aren't so overwhelming. I will give it the three months to fully heal and see if by some chance my feelings change. I know I will come to accept that the tattoo is there eventually, but I don't want to live in acceptance of something I really dislike. I've been doing that for years with my older tattoos and it just sucks. Should've just gotten those tiny pieces removed instead of going so extreme into being "tattooed." Sorry this is a whole novel. I know a lot of you will.understand my feelings so it feels really good to pour this out here.