fuckyeahtattoos: My new tattoos, and also my first tattoos. Located on my forearms. (Done by Roy Ramirez at The Darkside Tattoo.) They are the chemical symbols for the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. Dopamine plays in a role in regulation of behavior, motivation, reward, attention, learning and mood. Serotonin plays a role in regulation of mood, appetite, sleep, memory and learning.  Together they both directly influence happiness/sadness/depression/anxiety, which are all issues I have struggled with my entire life. These tattoos serves as reminders that my body literally can (and does) make my own happiness. It is also a reminder that under any circumstance I can also choose happiness over anxiety or depression, that I CAN concur it, and to remember how I have overcome so much in the past year.
fuckyeahtattoos: This is the album art from the Circa Survive - On Letting Go CD. It was done by Phil at Bent and Twizted Tattoos in Willington, CT, although he now owns his own shop and no longer works at Bent and Twizted. He does amazing work I don’t don’t regret the 6 hours of suffering. This tattoo (as well as this band) was a way for me to overcome one of the biggest hardships in my life, dealing with major depression. Now that I have overcome my depression, I see this tattoo on my arm every day and I’m reminded how far I’ve come in my life, and how far I’m hoping to get in the future.
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