Style May 17, 2017
Before getting a tattoo, people typically want to know how painful it’s going to be.
Sure, you know deep down that every single tattoo is going to hurt. Regardless of where you get it, your skin is essentially get stabbed over and over again.
That being said, however, the location of your tattoo also determines just how badly it will hurt. Will tattoos hurt more on your wrist or your arm? What does an inner lip tattoo feel like? Where does a tattoo hurt the least?
Thankfully, Reddit users love sharing their experiences. Here’s a list of 15 tattoo stories that ENTITY has compiled for you.
“Take a toothpick and scratch your skin with it moderately. You should make the skin sink a bit, but not to the point of bleeding.”
“Have you ever been scratched by a cat? It’s that same feeling and sting, nonstop, until the artist has finished.”
“It stings a bit but it become more of a burning sensation with little stabs of more focused pain every once and while. The less fleshy the area is, the more painful it tends to be.
“Also, the longer it goes on the more painful it gets as well. Your adrenaline starts to wear off and it gets pretty annoying.”
“I have four [tattoos]. One on the back of my right leg, two on my chest, and one on my collarbone.
I wouldn’t describe it as painful, just more irritating. I have about average pain tolerance. I rate the pain as 4/5 out of 10.”
“Got one on the back of my right calf. I can only describe the feeling like a deep almost burning sensation. It definitely wasn’t comfortable but it was easily tolerable, 5/10 pain if I had to give it a number. Haven’t regretted yet.”
“I once read it’s like dragging a needle across sunburned skin. I went in to get mine with that in mind, and it was pretty close. And the area starts getting a bit numb after a bit, so the pain decreases the longer you’re there.”
“Places that tend to hurt the worst are places where the skin is close to the bone (hands, feet, ribs, collar bone, etc.).
“If you’re just getting something simple and small, it won’t take too long so it won’t hurt as bad. It hurts afterward for a while too, it kinda feels like a bad sunburn.”
“It feels like a razor. A really really sharp thing lightly parting your skin. A sensation so confusing that your body interprets it almost like a sensation of heat. I dont mind it. Its just a sensation.”
“Pain is so completely subjective that what caused my brother to pass out in the chair, got me so close to an orgasm I had take a break and go in the bathroom and knock one out with the girlfriend.”
“The elbow portion of my sleeve made me utter a very audible ‘Holy sh-tballs,’ but it’s otherwise only enough pain to make me bite my lip.”
“Pain is so completely subjective that what caused my brother to pass out in the chair, got me so close to an orgasm I had take a break and go in the bathroom and knock one out with the girlfriend.”
At the end of the day, it really does just depend on your personal pain tolerance. Can you relate with any of these? Share your stories below or tweet us at @entity_mag.
