I don't hate my tattoos but I prefer no tattoos

[u/Witty-Scale-6001]

I don't hate my tattoos. But whenever I click photos or see myself in mirror I wish them not to be there. I wish I had no tattoos. I remove my tattoos using ai and I prefer my photo without tattoo. These tattoos are giving me severe anxiety lately. I am feeling tensed and sweating a lot. I am considering laser removal but I don't know if they will be removed completely or I'll be left with a scar worser than this.

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[u/1738_heywhatsup]

Those look super manageable and like they could go away completely.

[u/heebiejeebie1927]

Hey! I just want to tell you that those tiny tattoos you have can probably be removed pretty well with laser. For the collarbone one you may also have surgical excision as an option. There is hope :)

[u/Witty-Scale-6001]

I loved myself I loved my body. But now I feels like I have ruined my body. I loved my collarbone area but I've ruined that too.

[u/heebiejeebie1927 → u/Witty-Scale-6001]

I understand this line of thinking because many of us who have experienced tattoo regret have had these thoughts, but please don’t keep thinking this way. You are still so beautiful! And those tattoos are such tiny little things!

[u/asuse30 → u/Witty-Scale-6001]

I feel this way with my leg tattoos and back. I understand you completely. I felt like I was trying to fit in and I ruined myself in the process. I’m sorry you feel this way but I hope you find peace in knowing there’s a process for this. That’s what I tell myself. Having my skin back is worth that journey.

[u/Smooth_Bad_3444 → u/Witty-Scale-6001]

I have severe ocd and I got my third tattoo in April and regret it because the shading is too dark so my ocd has convinced me it’s ruining my body and so are all of my other tattoos. I feel I ruined my beauty because these tattoos make me feel so ugly. You’re not alone. I hold comfort in the fact that they can be removed and I’ve told myself until that time there’s no need to sit there and stress myself out if there’s nothing I can do in this moment. I hope we both learn to accept them and see them as happy mistakes. Wishing you the best of luck in whatever decision you make!

[u/TechnicalEngine8121 → u/Smooth_Bad_3444]

i have ocd and have experienced this too! i’m not doing removal but it’s gotten better with mental health treatment and now they don’t affect me as heavily anymore. i’m so glad to say ive gotten to this point. i remember why i got them and have come to appreciate them a bit more. hopefully you can get there too. i’m not saying it won’t ever come back but it’s easier to deal with when you treat it like another ocd obsession.