I've been working on removing a tattoo for about three years now, and I'm about 80% done removing it fully, the entire process has wrecked me mentally the cost, the shame everything has made me a shell of my former self and now just recently. I had a mental health episode from an undiagnosed disorder and ended up getting three more impulse tattoos on my other arm! I feel like an idiot for doing that. I really hate myself for it. Not only did I make things worse for myself and add more years of costly painful session but I also shattered any confidence in myself that I had.

I'm on medication for anxiety, but it's not helping. I can’t wear short sleeve shirts anymore even in summer because I’m so paranoid everyone is looking at my crap tattoos. I just wanted to vent. I hope anyone else struggling with these feelings can find peace eventually.