I fell in love with tongue piercings a very long time ago. I remember when I was probably about 9 or 10 years old, my friends sister got her tongue pierced and I instantly fell in love with it. Wanting to get my tongue pierced was not just some phase i went through and got over, no no no.... I thought about it constantly... By the time I was 16 years old I had bugged my mom constantly about signing the papers to get it done, seeing that I needed her approval because of my age. I wrote her letters on the subject, I sat down and had conversations with her about it, I even listed the top 5 reasons as to why she should let me. Finally, on December the 16th, she finally caved in and said she would let me do it.
At A Glance Author Bonita Contact Bonita@bme.anon When Two years ago Artist Brandi Studio SACHS Location Albuquerque, New Mexico After she finally said she would let me do it, I started getting VERY nervous seeing that i have a really huge fear of needles. I remember I would try to imagine what exactly it would feel like, I would even pinch my tongue and wonder if it felt like that. I started getting online like twice a day, just to read peoples experiences and to ask questions on the subject. Although a lot of people would say that it really wasn't a big deal, and hardly painful at all, I would still hear people (including my sister)talk about how incredibly painful it was and how they couldn't eat for a week after and all of that crap.
December 18th rolled around and it was time to get this done. My best friend, mom, and myself all went to "Sachs", a tattoo and piercing studio. I went in, filled out the form, mom signed, and before I knew it I was sitting in the piercing chair. The piercers name was Brandi(she doesn't work there anymore though), she was so beautiful. She had a lot of tattoos and dressed very cool. She explained the whole procedure and what to expect, and it really calmed me down a lot. She was very patient with me despite how big of a baby I was acting like.My best friend held my hand, the piercer put the clamp on my tongue and was ready. Right before she was going to put the needle through, I freaked out and put my hand up, signaling for her to stop. I think she was a little surprised and told me to just relax, and said a few comforting words. She placed the clamp on my tongue for the second time, this time I was determined... I took a deep breath in, and exhaled as the needle went throug h. I swear on my life not only did it not hurt, there wasn't even any discomfort at all!! I was so excited, I got the biggest head rush and felt as if I could conquer anything ( I know that sounds really cheesy, but that's honestly how I felt). I looked in the mirror and opened my mouth, and at that moment I fell in love with my new tongue stud. It was so beautiful, such an awesome experience, I really proved a lot to myself that day. Although I was very happy that I did it, I was a bit nervous about the following day, seeing that it is supposed to be the worst day of all in the healing process. I woke up the next day, and although my tongue was a bit swollen, and I talked kinda funny, the pain really wasn't that bad. I sucked on popsicles quite a bit, and tried to not talk as much as i usually do, due to the fact that if I did it started to really start hurting. I went back to school after winter break had ended, and was very proud of myself. I tried not to be one of those annoying people who would play with it constantly so that people woul d notice, however, I did think it was pretty cool when people would happen to notice it every once in a while when I was talking.
And here I am two years later, with no signs of taking it out. If you are thinking about getting your tongue pierced and afraid like I was, stop wasting your time, take control of the situation and get it done. I am not just saying that it didn't hurt to act tough or anything like that, if you don't believe me you can call any reliable piercing studio and ask them how painful it is. I called about 5 or 6 studios and all of them told me that it was one of least, if not the least painful you can get (even including your ear lobes). You will be so happy with the results and so surprised at how comfortable the experience is that you will regret not doing it earlier!