I am surprised this thread stalled! 😳
My introduction to the fine art of tattoo's was late on, last year at the age of 50. Mine are all deeply personal and are expressions of my life, with the left forearm representing the past and the right being the present/future. I live with CPTSD as a result of repeated childhood abuses and this process has assisted me greatly to release a lot of stuff I kept hold of.
This is the first one I had applied, it's an ambigram with the words Reality/Fantasy on it as I live with constant auditory hallucinations, amongst other experiences of mental health.
This is the next one on my right forearm with the words Struggle/Strength applied in a graffiti style, as that was my first expression of creativity and rebellion in my youth!
I'll come back with the additions to the Struggle/Strength one over the next couple of days and the latest ink I had applied last week.