At the time, I had been wanting to get my industrial pierced for the longest time. I thought it was the coolest piercing and felt as if I needed to get it done. Also, not that many people had it and I knew it looked unusual and I loved anything that was unusual. I was so interested in getting it done that I spent so much time researching the piercing on bmezine and reading the stories. I was absolutely horrified to get it done because most of the articles I read said it was the most painful piercing. I already had my lobes done and two on my cartilage and one in the middle.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When A year ago Studio andromeda Location st marks place, new york After weeks of begging, my parents had finally agreed to let me get it done, so they decided to take me the next day. I researched a good and clean place to get it done and I found it to be Andromeda in St. Marks. I was driving to the place and I was getting more and more anxious and more and more nervous about getting it done. All the stories of it being so painful were running through my head and I couldn't stop thinking about the pain. I kept second thinking whether or not I should get it done.
We had finally arrived at the place and I had taken my two good friends with me to get it done. The piercer lady explained the whole procedure and how I needed to clean it. She then found a perfect sized bar for my ear. I knew it was time but I couldn't go along with it. I kept making a big deal and telling everyone that I couldn't get it done. I was drastically pacing around the room and it took me a while to finally make up my mind. I was so surprised at how patient the lady was and that really had impressed me. She didn't push me to get it done but gave me time to sort it all out. All that was running through my mind was the pain, and then also how much I wanted to get it done and how it would look after she had finished.
The time finally came and I had made up my mind. My desire to have an industrial overpowered my fear of the pain. I knew how big the needle was and that made me even more terrified. With great courage, I finally walked into the room. It was great how the piercer had cleaned everything and made sure that everything was sanitized. I felt confident. She also told me everything and made me feel really comfortable. Now, she marked my ear up to where the needle would go through and held up a q-tip to where the bar would be. I had really liked it. Next, she told me not to look at the needle because she knew how afraid I was. My heart was racing. She did it free hand without using clamps and I felt the needle go through my top cartilage and then through the other part on the other side of my ear. I felt so ridiculous. It was nearly painless and I was embarrassed at how big of a deal I made. People have said that when it goes through the second hole that it is more painful than the first but I didn't think so. I thought that I could have definitely felt the second hole a lot more than the first but the whole process was so quick that I hardly felt anything. She had pierced both parts of my ear and inserted the bar in less than a minute and when she had told me it was all done I was absolutely surprised.
She handed me a mirror and I absolutely loved it. It was bleeding a little but it didn't matter. I was so happy. I was even more surprised to how little it hurt. I was so afraid and I hate needles but there was absolutely no pain. It also healed really well and it hurt a little to sleep on but nothing too much. The feeling of a bar going through my ear was so awesome. It felt so cool. I kept touching it and thinking what I went through. This piercing takes about eight months to heal.
To anyone that wants to get this piercing, it is definitely worth it and I encourage you to get it. I think I was the most afraid about getting it and it turned out to be nothing. Also be aware that different people can handle pain differently but don't let fear get in the way of what you really want. It was so worth it. I have about twelve piercings now with the industrial still being my favorite.