TATTOO THERAPY TATTOO THERAPY INFORMATIVE SPEECH MR F

TATTOO THERAPY?

TATTOO THERAPY INFORMATIVE SPEECH MR. F SPEECH I NOVEMBER 10, 2016

HISTORY OF TATTOOING WHAT IS THE EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF TATTOOS? o FOUND ON SEVERAL EGYPTIAN FEMALE MUMMIES DATED TO CIRCA 2000 B. C.

HISTORY OF TATTOOING • EGYPTIANS CONSIDERED TATTOOS TO BE THERAPEUTIC, ESPECIALLY FOR FEMALES AS THEIR BODIES TRANSITIONED THROUGH PREGNANCY • (INK FOUND AROUND ABDOMEN, BREASTS, THIGHS) • TATTOOING HAS ALSO BEEN USED TO SYMBOLIZE FAITH, CELEBRATIONS, DENOTE PROPERTY, PERSONAL MEANINGS, ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS, REBELLION, AND EVEN ASSIMILATIONISM

TATTOO THERAPY? ? PSYCHOANALYST DIDIER ANZIEU (1993) EXPLAINS HOW INKED SKIN CAN HEAL ONE’S EGO: The functions are to maintain thoughts, to contain ideas, to provide a protective shield, to register traces of primary communication with the outside world, to manage intersensorial correspondences, to individuate, to

WHAT IS THERAPY? ? ther·a·py ˈTHerəpē/ noun 1. Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder. “A course of antibiotic therapy“ 2. The treatment of mental or psychological disorders by psychological means. “He is currently in therapy"

TATTOO THERAPY: THE PSYCHIATRIST’S RAM ED, THE PSYCHIATRIST o “BATTLE SCAR” “A SIGNIFICANT PROCESS OF IDENTITY CHANGE” o WORRIED ABOUT OTHERS’ OPINIONS o DIDN’T FIT IN, SHY; RESTRAINED, BUT REBELLIOUS

TATTOO THERAPY: THE PSYCHIATRIST’S RAM ED, THE PSYCHIATRIST EXPLAINS: • “I THINK THE TATTOO IS CONNECTED WITH SELFINFLICTED INJURY. FOR ME, IT IS AN INJURY. IT HURTS AND HAS TO HEAL. YOU COVER IT UP, YOU LOOK AT IT EVERYDAY; THE WAY THE WOUND HEALS AND HOW IT CHANGES OVER TIME. I PAY ATTENTION TO THAT…HOW MY SKIN CHANGES ONCE THE TATTOO IS NOT FRESH. THAT

TATTOO THERAPY? ? q. INK SHRINKS, REALITY TV SHOW ON SPIKE TV (2015) q. PATIENT WAS AFRAID OF NEEDLES PRESCRIBED A TATTOO TO HELP WITH HIS PHOBIA q. BODY RELEASES ENDORPHINS TO COMBAT THE PAIN OF GETTING A TATTOO q. SERVED AS EVERYDAY REMINDER POSITIVE PROGRESS q. AFTERWARDS, PATIENT WENT TO DOCTOR FIRST TIME IN A DECADE AND RECEIVED A SHOT,

TATTOO THERAPY? ? “PEOPLE FIND CLOSURE, A NEW BEGINNING, A PARADIGM SHIFT AND WANT TO MEMORIALIZE THAT ON THEIR BODIES. ” -GABE CRENSHAW

OPERATION TATTOOING FREEDOM MISSION: TATTOOS ARE NOT A CURE THE RIGHT TATTOO WILLINGNESS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES CREATE NEW EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS BY TALKING ABOUT ISSUES o WHILE GETTING A TATTOO THAT SYMBOLIZES PAIN TAKING CONTROL OF THE o Lewis Hunt, founder o Navy Veteran of 10 years o Served in Afghanistan o Suffered from PTSD, Chronic pain, anxiety in crowds, daily nightmares

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