My best friend and I have been through a lot of shit in the past few months. She moved three hours north of me and we both felt like we had no one to cling to anymore. To make matters worse, the person that she moved in with hated me. When she first moved, we were okay and adjusting to the distance between us. But slowly, it got worse and worse. She met a guy. Being her best friend, I HAD to meet him so I could put a face to the personality and tell her if I liked him or not. One month later, I visited her and got to meet her guy. I liked him...a lot more than I should have. Unfortunately, he felt the same way towards me. For the next two months (even after the guy and I broke up), our friendship changed. Suddenly we were not speaking to each other as often and when we did talk, we fought about something (usually involving the guy). In the next week though, she and I became best friends again. We talked and talked about what was going on. We cried, laughed, and yelled about everything and got it out of our systems.
At A Glance Author Lizzy Contact Lizzy@bme.anon When Three months ago Artist BeeJay Studio Artistic Skin Design Location Indianapolis, IN With that being said, I will now mention that piercings are my cure. To me, the pain of a piercing feels so much better than the emotional pain of reality. When I get extremely stressed out, I crave to go get another piercing. When I reminded her that I would be up the following weekend, we decided that we absolutely HAD to get new piercings. She decided to get her nipples done and I was going to get my industrial started.
First we decided that we were going to get them done Friday night after we got done having dinner (I suggest you always eat before getting pierced). Well, everything went the opposite of what we expected and in the end the store was already closed by the time we got done eating. We were so mad because we were crazy with excitment about getting them done and we could not. We ended up driving around Indianapolis for about an hour before going home and doing stuff there.
The next day we went to go get them done again with another friend of ours. It was funny because we were about half way there before my best friend realized she forgot her ID so we had to turn around and get it! By the time we got to Artistic Skin Design, I was going crazy. I was soo nervous about getting this piercing done. (Every story I read said that it hurts like hell to get done.) Since I was going nuts, my best friend decided that she would get her nipples done before I did mine. Too soon, she was already done and BeeJay (the piercer) was marking my ear with a toothpick. When I gave him the okay I got the cleaning lecture by his apprentice (who was really cute I might add). Then, he asked me to lay down on the table. I was so nervous that when he asked me to, I laid down on my stomach! I felt like such a dumbass when I realized that he meant to lay down on my back. By this point, I am shaking like I'm having a seizer and breathing really funny. Hell, the other girl said that I sounded like I was trying to go into labor! (I'm not pregnant.) I grabbed my best friends hand and closed my eyes. I was so incredibly happy because Slipknot's "Duality" came on right before we started (one of my favorite songs). Breathe in, breathe out, and in went the first needle. It did not hurt nearly as much as I had expected it to! I am not saying that it did not hurt, because it did, but it's not THAT bad. After getting over the quick pain, I said "Oh my god, I have to go through that again." BeeJay laughed at me. I started quietly singing "Duality" to try and forget about it. They had to put in the first earring before piercing the second hole so I felt a little tugging on my ear but it was barely noticeable. Time for the second hole! Breathe in, breathe out, and in went the last hole. It hurt a little bit more than the first but I think that was only because I knew what was coming. They put in the jewelry and I was good to go. My best friend helped me get up and I saw my new piercing for the firs "\Ãwð8¤! t time. I loved it!! My poor ear was really red and hot....but I loved it!! :-D Then, we had to wait for some chick to get her navel done before our other friend could get her nose done. That chick was hilarious to listen to! She was scared of the apprentice who I found extremely attractive! Sorry, had to mention that part. Anyway, after the friend got her nose done, we paid for our new piercings thanked them and left. I felt really bad after we left because I planned on giving a tip for the job well done but forgot.
I have had my industrial piercing for about three months now. Although I was told to wait 4-6 months to put a bar in, I put one in at two months. I did manage to get a keloid on the top hole and it is slowly going away. I honestly think that one reason it is going away is because of my changing the jewelry early. If you are considering getting this piercing, I say go for it. For me it was not as painful as everyone makes it out to be. I absolutely love my new piercing. Hope my story helped you out. :-) Email me if you want to ask any questions.