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**DamoElDiablo** · 27-10-2011, 09:15

So you've decided to get a tattoo, or get X pierced.
You want to know if it'll hurt?

Yes it will.

You'll be getting a needle through part of your body, or having needles jabbed into your skin thousands of times.
It's going to hurt.
Some places it'll hurt a lot.
Other places you'll hardly feel.
These places vary from person to person, as everybody is different, and everybody has different pain thresholds too.

If you still want to ask any similar questions, post them here!

Chatty posts moved to OTB. Let's keep this thread on topic folks!

Lauren7fold · 05-12-2011, 20:14

I know that this thread isn't a question as such, but I'd still like to give my two cents. my first piercing was my earlobes at 8 years old, done with a gun. It hurt a bit, but I was only 8. Did my second and third lobe piercings with a safety pin at 15. It didn't hurt at all. I stretched my first set of lobe piercings, one to 8mm one to 14mm. This hurt quite a bit, as I did it way too quickly. The one i stretched to 14mm "exploded" (it ripped in three different places exposing my cartilage. yes, that hurt A LOT!) I got my septum pierced a few months ago, and it was painless. A lot of people say this is extremely painful, but I found both the piercing and the healing to be very easy. Shortly after, I got my tongue web pierced. The piercing process was painless, however the first few days after that it was quite painful and I couldn't eat at all. I had my nipple pierced this summer, and that was a pretty painful piercing, and the healing was awful (avoid loose clothing! Tight clothes and push up bra's ftw!) The last piercing I got was my conch and I thought it was the most painful! It was my first cartilage piercing and it was sore for almost a month! I love all of them, and they were all worth it!

Btw, I'm going in to get dermal anchors on my chest on Thursday! Anything you guys feel I should know before I go in?

Princess Peach · 05-12-2011, 21:38

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Originally Posted by Lauren7fold

I know that this thread isn't a question as such, but I'd still like to give my two cents. my first piercing was my earlobes at 8 years old, done with a gun. It hurt a bit, but I was only 8. Did my second and third lobe piercings with a safety pin at 15. It didn't hurt at all. I stretched my first set of lobe piercings, one to 8mm one to 14mm. This hurt quite a bit, as I did it way too quickly. The one i stretched to 14mm "exploded" (it ripped in three different places exposing my cartilage. yes, that hurt A LOT!) I got my septum pierced a few months ago, and it was painless. A lot of people say this is extremely painful, but I found both the piercing and the healing to be very easy. Shortly after, I got my tongue web pierced. The piercing process was painless, however the first few days after that it was quite painful and I couldn't eat at all. I had my nipple pierced this summer, and that was a pretty painful piercing, and the healing was awful (avoid loose clothing! Tight clothes and push up bra's ftw!) The last piercing I got was my conch and I thought it was the most painful! It was my first cartilage piercing and it was sore for almost a month! I love all of them, and they were all worth it!

Btw, I'm going in to get dermal anchors on my chest on Thursday! Anything you guys feel I should know before I go in?

You're not supposed to wear push up bra's while your nipple is healing. My piercer told me because it changes the shape of your boobs and can so be detrimental to the healing. I forgot one day a couple of weeks after I got it done and wore one and it was pretty uncomfortable. Just wore normal bras so and it healed without a problem.

**DamoElDiablo** · 05-12-2011, 21:50

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Originally Posted by Lauren7fold

Did my second and third lobe piercings with a safety pin at 15.

Piercing your own lobe with a safety pin is a terrible idea. No matter how punk it makes you feel.

Lauren7fold · 05-12-2011, 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Princess Peach

You're not supposed to wear push up bra's while your nipple is healing. My piercer told me because it changes the shape of your boobs and can so be detrimental to the healing. I forgot one day a couple of weeks after I got it done and wore one and it was pretty uncomfortable. Just wore normal bras so and it healed without a problem.

Yeah your advice sounds a lot more intelligent and logical than mine. I just found them to be more comfortable as I have a larger than average chest size, so there was a lot of movement and the push up bra helped keep them still.

Lauren7fold · 05-12-2011, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamoElDiablo

Piercing your own lobe with a safety pin is a terrible idea. No matter how punk it makes you feel.

I know

I meant to add that in actually. I just thought I was so hardcore haha. Thankfully I've grown up and moved on from that phase!

Bubblefett · 09-12-2011, 00:00

I want to get a simple small black celtic design on the side of my foot to match my sister. She tells me it's a grand area to get done but she's a freak who feels no pain (as proved by the 3 kids she had drug free!)

Just wondering is it a particularly bad area. I know there's no pain free area but I've a pretty low pain threshold and I wanna know what I'm getting into. I've got a few piercings but I image it'll be more like getting a thousand piercings at once...

**DamoElDiablo** · 09-12-2011, 09:42

It's a very different pain to piercings, piercing pain is very sharp and instant, tattoo pain is ... well it's hard to describe tbh!
Thing about pain too is everyone is different in their sensitivity, I wouldn't have a high pain threshold, but I can bear it if I'm expecting it.
The foot can be fairly painful for some people. Make sure if you're getting it done that it doesn't come too far down the side of the foot, to where the skin changes to the type of skin on your sole, as that skin will not hold the ink well, and will blur.

Bubblefett · 09-12-2011, 20:42

Thanks for the advice, it's so wierd to not know what to expect- exciting and terrifying. I think I'll set an appointment to go talk to an artist and see how long will it take to do/prices/healing time etc. Take it from there

Reku · 11-12-2011, 01:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamoElDiablo

It's a very different pain to piercings, piercing pain is very sharp and instant, tattoo pain is ... well it's hard to describe tbh!

I think I'd describe it as being akin to having the skin peeled off, which when you consider what's happening (needle puncturing your skin many times a second and being dragged around as it does so) it's probably pretty close. Still, a brief bit of pain for something you'll have for the rest of your life, seems like a more than fair trade-off does it not?

RiddleFinger · 12-12-2011, 19:02

hurts like hell, but you want more

Adiboo · 13-12-2011, 01:03

I liken a tattoo to a cat scratching on sun burnt skin. I quite like the feeling though

alanevo900 · 13-12-2011, 18:29

its weird but the pain from a piercing is like an adrenaline...i love geting pierced

antocann · 15-12-2011, 16:32

pain varies in places of the body ,
quiet enjoy it tbh , you just want to keep goin back for more

goin in nextweek to get more done , what do people reckon to the pain on the hand ?

johncyrus · 23-12-2011, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamoElDiablo

Piercing your own lobe with a safety pin is a terrible idea. No matter how punk it makes you feel.

Yah your are right! My lobe was pierce by my sister and its very successful btw.

27-10-2011, 09:15	#1
DamoElDiablo Snozberry Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: I don't know. It's dark. Posts: 18,965 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Mysteries of the Unexplained, Moards, Tattoos & Piercings, Toys & Boardgames	Does X hurt? So you've decided to get a tattoo, or get X pierced. You want to know if it'll hurt? Yes it will. You'll be getting a needle through part of your body, or having needles jabbed into your skin thousands of times. It's going to hurt. Some places it'll hurt *a lot. Other places you'll hardly feel. These places vary from person to person, as everybody is different, and everybody has different pain thresholds too. If you still want to ask any similar questions, post them here! Chatty posts moved to OTB. Let's keep this thread on topic folks!* Last edited by DamoElDiablo; 29-10-2011 at 09:54.

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05-12-2011, 20:14	#2
Lauren7fold Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Adverts \| Friends	I know that this thread isn't a question as such, but I'd still like to give my two cents. my first piercing was my earlobes at 8 years old, done with a gun. It hurt a bit, but I was only 8. Did my second and third lobe piercings with a safety pin at 15. It didn't hurt at all. I stretched my first set of lobe piercings, one to 8mm one to 14mm. This hurt quite a bit, as I did it way too quickly. The one i stretched to 14mm "exploded" (it ripped in three different places exposing my cartilage. yes, that hurt A LOT!) I got my septum pierced a few months ago, and it was painless. A lot of people say this is extremely painful, but I found both the piercing and the healing to be very easy. Shortly after, I got my tongue web pierced. The piercing process was painless, however the first few days after that it was quite painful and I couldn't eat at all. I had my nipple pierced this summer, and that was a pretty painful piercing, and the healing was awful (avoid loose clothing! Tight clothes and push up bra's ftw!) The last piercing I got was my conch and I thought it was the most painful! It was my first cartilage piercing and it was sore for almost a month! I love all of them, and they were all worth it! Btw, I'm going in to get dermal anchors on my chest on Thursday! Anything you guys feel I should know before I go in?

09-12-2011, 00:00	#7
Bubblefett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 2,006 Adverts \| Friends	I want to get a simple small black celtic design on the side of my foot to match my sister. She tells me it's a grand area to get done but she's a freak who feels no pain (as proved by the 3 kids she had drug free!) Just wondering is it a particularly bad area. I know there's no pain free area but I've a pretty low pain threshold and I wanna know what I'm getting into. I've got a few piercings but I image it'll be more like getting a thousand piercings at once...

09-12-2011, 09:42	#8
DamoElDiablo Snozberry Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: I don't know. It's dark. Posts: 18,965 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Mysteries of the Unexplained, Moards, Tattoos & Piercings, Toys & Boardgames	It's a very different pain to piercings, piercing pain is very sharp and instant, tattoo pain is ... well it's hard to describe tbh! Thing about pain too is everyone is different in their sensitivity, I wouldn't have a high pain threshold, but I can bear it if I'm expecting it. The foot can be fairly painful for some people. Make sure if you're getting it done that it doesn't come too far down the side of the foot, to where the skin changes to the type of skin on your sole, as that skin will not hold the ink well, and will blur.

09-12-2011, 20:42	#9
Bubblefett Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 2,006 Adverts \| Friends	Thanks for the advice, it's so wierd to not know what to expect- exciting and terrifying. I think I'll set an appointment to go talk to an artist and see how long will it take to do/prices/healing time etc. Take it from there

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RiddleFinger Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Co. Cork Posts: 41 Adverts \| Friends	hurts like hell, but you want more

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Adiboo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,228 Adverts \| Friends	I liken a tattoo to a cat scratching on sun burnt skin. I quite like the feeling though

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alanevo900 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1 Adverts \| Friends	its weird but the pain from a piercing is like an adrenaline...i love geting pierced

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antocann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 69'nyourma Posts: 1,231 Adverts \| Friends	pain varies in places of the body , quiet enjoy it tbh , you just want to keep goin back for more goin in nextweek to get more done , what do people reckon to the pain on the hand ?