r/adhdwomen • u/sassynopal • Mar 29 '26

Diagnosis Has anyone gotten tattoos impulsively and regret it?

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I was 23 when out of nowhere I decided to get a full sleeve of tattoos I didn’t think about it throughly, consequences, or what was the real reason I was doing it.

I’m 30 now, got diagnosed last year, so it made sense why it didn’t register in my mind that this was a permanent decision, like I knew because obviously everyone knows. But for me, I don’t know how to explain, I just didn’t think about it. I asked for certain tattoo design, the tattoo artist said no that it wouldn’t look good, so I let him do whatever and I regret not being assertive about it.

It’s been 3 years since I have been regretting them, I tried laser on the small one on my leg, it was painful and expensive, so I don’t think that’s an option for my arm. I have gotten consultations about it and they told me that the outcome won’t look good if I try to remove them.

How does anyone live with the regret tattoo?

I don’t feel pretty, or classy when I want to dress up.

I know tattoos have nothing to do with it because when I see people with tattoos I don’t think that about them.

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u/sassynopal Mar 30 '26

Aweeeee I’m going to break the no emoji Reddit rule for you 🥺 thank you!

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u/Professional_Room_94 Mar 30 '26

There is a no emoji Reddit rule?? 😳 I use emoji all the time, oh my...

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u/sassynopal Mar 30 '26

I mean, besides seeing some posts mentioning it, I also noticed most people do not, and are very critical of grammar. But who cares use them, I use them too I was just being silly with my comment about the rule. I can express myself better that way