Tattoo

Tattoos on the body – the story of the soul

The history of tattooing and body painting is as long as the history of mankind. It is believed that cavemen also painted on their bodies, and there are famous examples of ritual paintings of the Incas, Mayans, ancient Egyptians, tribes of Europe, Asia, South America. In the days of Ancient Greece, tattoos also served as punishment, so mostly slaves were tattooed. Today, tattoos are becoming more and more fashionable..

Whether you like it or not is a matter of taste and personal choice. However, the question arises, why would anyone adorn their skin with some kind of pattern or text for life? Maybe the moments written or symbolized by an image mean a lot now, but over the years we and tendencies change, our thoughts develop, bodies change, so the big question is whether in 20-30 years we will want the image on the body that we seems like a great choice now.

Tattoo = pathology?

Why do people get tattoos, paint most of the body – this is a question that both psychologists and sociologists are engaged in..

In particular, they argue that tattoos, piercings, and other body adornments say a lot about a person’s personality..

Earlier studies found the pathology in tattooed people, and today scientists are mainly concerned with the “emotional background” of body art and claim that it is “a mental representation of the feeling of one’s own physicality.” Our body image is the basis of our personality in general, and how important the body has become in our time is evidenced by frequent plastic surgeries and the desire to look different..

Psychiatrists have studied tattooed people for a long time and mostly associate tattoos with certain mental disorders (personality disorder) or adverse social circumstances (poverty).

However, there are those who argue that people who love tattoos, mostly artistic souls, in themselves, are unshakable, stable. They show a great degree of empathy, impulsiveness, adventurism..

Experts say that the mental state of tattooed people is much worse than that of others. They say it’s because they want to make a difference in their lives, but are often unsure where that change should lead. According to research, they are prone to new, more risky and exciting behaviors, but often cannot control such a need. They do not necessarily suffer from fears and depression, but, as a rule, their mental state is more labile and they are more prone to mental illness..

Sign of dissatisfaction.

More than 2,000 people took part in the study, and it showed that tattooed people and people with piercings in general are unhappy with the place where they live, the environment they are in, and their work. Body paintings and earrings in “intimate” places – their “inner rebellion, manifested in the outer image”.

An interesting research finding suggests that there is a big difference between people who have only one tattoo and those whose bodies have been tattooed more than once. The first, according to them, are well aware of the world around them and know well what they want and why, while the second category of people is characterized as more labile, insecure and, at heart, unhappy.

Henna body painting.

Several years ago, this method of tattooing was popularized on the planet by Madonna. We are talking about painting the body with henna, where the painting is kept temporarily, from a week to two days, and it is removed simply – with a napkin and baby oil. Tattoo kits you can draw yourself can also be purchased online.

Henna has been used for cosmetic purposes for over five thousand years and has been proven to have medicinal properties. The art of henna painting varies from region to region, has different meanings in different cultures – good health, fertility, wisdom and spiritual enlightenment. So, for example, Arabic henna tattoos are mostly large floral designs on the arms and legs, while in India the most popular are delicate lace and floral designs that cover all the cheeks, arms to the elbows and feet with shins..

Photo examples of an interesting tattoo design from 11/08/2020 (67 photos)