I've always loved the idea of body modification, it's always fascinated me my whole life. I've gotten tattoos and other piercings, but when I decided to get both my nipples pierced I knew I was taking it up another notch. First of all it was the most sensitive place that I would be pierced so far and I was getting 2 piercings at one time, which I had never done before.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When Three months ago Artist Jason Location Canada I saw my body a certain way before I had done anything to it; there were just certain things that I felt my body 'needed'. When I got around to having my nipples pierced I told my friends and family I was going to do it but nobody really thought I would go through with it, for them it was just too extreme.
I got off work one night and was talking to one of my co-workers who had nothing to do so I said, "come with me to get my nipples done". And that was it; I hadn't planned it for a specific time, just when the opportunity knocked, so off we went.
I got pretty nervous by the time I got to the shop but it was something I felt and knew I needed so there were no second thoughts. My friend stayed out in the lobby talking to the counter guy while I went in.
The piercers name was Jason, I remembered him from when he had done my naval about 2 months earlier. He just told me to remove my top and bra and lay down on the piercing bed. That was a tad bit uncomfortable but off they came. He washed me up and got me to stand up while he marked where the needle would go in and out. He asked me if it looked alright but standing in front of some guy I don't know half naked staring at myself in the mirror felt a bit odd so I just laughed and said, "yup, looks fine".
I lay back down and he proceeded to tell me that the second one would hurt more than the first; I still wish he hadn't told me that. He clamped my first nipple and pushed the needle through, I let out my breath quickly like he asked me too as he did this. It really wasn't that bad, it did hurt but no more so than my naval. I thought to myself "well that wasn't too bad", on with the next one.
He was certainly right; when he pushed the needle through my second nipple I thought I was going to scream. It hurt insanely. And then I was done. He helped me off the bed and I slowly got dressed as he went through the care procedures, he saw how well my naval healed up and just told me to do whatever I had done with that. I walked out and the counter guy and my friend had big smiles on their faces, so did I although they were starting to really hurt. As soon as we walked out I asked my friend if I could now then cry, only kidding, she bussed halfway home with me and I thought I was going to pass out.
When I got home that night I thought my breasts were going to fall off they hurt so much. I went down to bed took my top off and pulled my blankets up as far as my waist, it was going to be a cold night. I made a few calls to some friends to take my mind off of the pain and then somehow I fell asleep. The next morning I woke up and they felt all right again, just tender but the bad burning sensation had gone away. I went to work and everything was fine but when I got off that evening I noticed that they had started bleeding so I called the shop and they said that it was normal for those piercings to bleed a bit but not for more than 3 days.
When I got home that night I sat down with my Dad and his wife and told them what I had done, they were a little shocked to say the least. My Dad started laughing and then went to rent a movie. His wife started asking me questions about it so I asked her if she wanted to see. She said yes so I undid my bra and lifted up my top, she almost started crying! But they understood that it was something I needed to do for myself and they have always been very supportive of my choice to pierce and tattoo myself although they admit they don't quite understand it. My Dad would come down to my room every day and ask if they were doing alright and if I was taking care of them and understood the higher water bill as I was taking at least 2 showers a day to clean them.
I've now had them for almost 4 months and could never imagine my body without them, in a strange way I feel better about myself and more complete, just as I had with my other piercings and tattoos. I've found my journey into body modification a very spiritual one, I feel like I am more connected with my inner and outer self with each mod I get.