Serotonin Tattoo

The serotonin tattoo is a popular choice for those dealing with depression. Now even though serotonin or a lack of it, isn’t the cause of depression, it represents a lack of dopamine which is the chemical that makes us happy. People get this tattoo to remind themselves of the depression they are dealing with and to remind themselves that it isn’t their fault. The idea is even though you are feeling a lack of happiness, you can still make a life and move forward.

Semicolon Tattoo

The semicolon tattoo is another one that people dealing with mental illness like to have tattooed on their bodies. The semicolon movement is one of a continuing story. The semicolon tattoo represents the continuing of a sentence instead of an abrupt ending like the period. Many people dealing with depression have committed suicide or are considering it, so this symbol is a reminder that your story doesn’t have to end abruptly. The story always continues, and we don’t know where it is heading. What we do know is that we are the author of our own story and nobody but us decides when it ends.

Project Semicolon was started in Green Bay, Wisconsin and reminds people their story isn’t over. This nonprofit is based in faith and reminds those dealing with depression or other mental illness to keep fighting.

Scar Covering Tattoos

The scar covering tattoo is one way to move on from self-harming acts one might have taken against themselves. We’ve talked to many dealing with depression or other mental illnesses that have attempted suicide and instead of leaving the scar there as a reminder, they choose to get a tattoo to cover it up.

This reminds the person that these scars don’t define them. Don’t let mistakes of the past define who you are. We all heal at our own rate and when we are feeling better, we don’t want reminders of the mistakes we made. Some people choose to make the reminder disappear by getting a scar covering tattoo.