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Worst Tattoo Decision EVER! - Vancouver, BC

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I live in a small town in northern Canada and took...

I live in a small town in northern Canada and took a trip to Vancouver. While I was there I decided that I was going to get a tattoo, and I had been thinking about it the weeks prior to the trip. I wanted to get a small bat because I love Batman so much on my middle finger. I had already had 150$ down from a previous appointment and wanted to use it up. The lady at the front desk said that the small bat on the finger wouldn't work because it was too small so i decided to go with a larger design that spreads across the bottom half of my three fingers, wings on the side and the body on the middle finger. The artist gave me the lecture of it will hurt, I will have trouble finding a professional job and that I will never be able to hide it, then asked if this is what I wanted. Feeling like I was already committed to the design and the spot I stupidly went with it. I didn't want to waste his time. So I got it. I loved it the first day and then I got home. Maybe it was because I was in city mode, where nobody knows me or what, but as soon as I got off that plane I knew that I had made the worst mistake of my life. As it has healed I've had days of I'm okay with this, I like it, and other moments, usually just before bed or when I wake up where I have a total panic/anxiety attack. It's so big, and black.... on my FINGERS! What did I do! My family and friends have been very positive and supportive but it still doesn't help me get over the self loathing and the fact that I feel unattractive and like the stupidest person on earth for going through with this tattoo. I have been avidly researching picosure treatments and where I can get them and none of them are in my hometown, so this is going to take some major denaro. I can drive 12hrs to the nearest clinic or fly out of town, but I have this dread that I have dead stalled my life and career because of this stupid tattoo. I have tried to look up finger tattoo removal and the success rate, healing times and I do know that nothing these days are permanent but I find myself crying and having these panic attacks. I do have other tattoos which I love and adore, maybe it is because this Batman tattoo is all black,and highly visible that I feel this way but I would like to know if anybody else has had there finger tattoos removed with picosure, how many treatments around and what it was like for the healing process afterwards. I have never felt worse about my self and I just want it gone.

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Welcome to the community, It' great that you found us. You will receive a ton of support from the wonderful people in this community that are going through varying stages of tattoo removal. The first stage, regret, is a hard pill to swallow, eventually it gets easier. Just remember, it's only a tattoo, some ink in your skin. If you think the tattoo is going to stop you from starting a career or pursuing anything else in your life, then it will - not because of the tattoo itself, but because you allowed it  to. When you wake up in the morning and get ready to start your day, don't allow your tattoo to determine what kind of day you're going to have. Right now, work on accepting the situation, and most importantly forgiving yourself. Practice self-compassion, don't call yourself stupid or think you are all of the sudden unattractive because of some ink on your skin. My husband said this to me when I was going through my self loathing, and I have said it to almost everyone else...you are not defined by your tattoo. Do not let it have that kind of power over you. My mom said to me when told her that my tattoo was the biggest mistake I ever made "If this is the biggest mistake you have ever made then you are doing pretty darn good so far". I thought of the following members that would love to help support your though this, tattoos in the similar locations:A DREAM BECOMES A NIGHTMARE BUT THE END IS IN SIGHT - HAWAII, HIMY TATTOO REMOVAL EXPERIENCE - COSTA RICAI wish you the best of luck. Keep us posted. Oh, and if you are comfortable sharing photos, we would love to see your tattoo. 
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OH! I did the SAME thing. And I feel the same way you do. I always catch myself looking down at it and I am self conscious because I always see other people looking at it, probably thinking why on earth would she get that done there of all places. I'll add it was NOT supposed to turn out as big and UGLY as it did. Tattoo artist refused to do it because "Oh its going to be too small" So I come out with this giant bluish green thing on my first finger... ugh. The tattoo artist I went to was horrible. Don't worry, like the previous person said don't let it stop you. It hasn't stopped me but I get a lot of weird looks I haven't gotten used to yet, even though I have other tattoos... probably just my imagination though honestly. Some days I like it, most I don't. I finally got pretty fed up with it today. I too am looking for options but everything I read about removal of finger tattoos indicates its not going to be an easy or quick process. Be glad you have black ink I have read multiple places that its easiest to remove. Mine are the hardest colors to remove, blue and green. As far as the job thing goes... I work for an insurance company in a "white collar" corporate office. If it makes you feel any better this hasn't really stopped me from anything. But I am still very self conscious about it especially in interviews and sometimes when executives walk around I freak out and try to hide it under my clothes or something, so I got a huge ring to cover it up and make myself feel better. Make-up/concealer might work for you during an interview. And if you think you have it bad, just imagine people that have face tattoos.... they always have it worse.
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