Well lets just start off with I'm Alex known as Necka, I'm 16 and I pretty much love body modification. Just over a year ago I decided after a long long time that I wanted my nipples done but the problem was my old man doesn't like the idea of people modifying themselves with needles and such so he immediately prohibited me from going ahead with it as much as I wanted to. So after all this time I still had the idea of going through with it "One Day" in the back of my mind until one day in April this year when I was broke and out of work I thought to myself, "Hey, I could do it! It couldn't hurt that much, could it?" even tough I was told by many it is the most horrifying pain you can ever go through so I then tried to pierce my left one first by myself... DO NOT EVEN THIN TO ATTEMPT THIS! I made the mistake of doing it and those people who told me it kills were right. The needle wasn't even halfway through when I pulled it out and I was immediately paralyzed, my knees locked and I proceeded to scream once I fell forwards onto the couch, so I let it heal and vowed to have it done professionally.
At A Glance Author Necka Contact alex_9561@hotmail.com When Three months ago Artist Forget his name Studio Tattoo Studio Location Dandenong, Australia Time went by and I finally decided that I had waited long enough and had racked up enough money to head in and get both done, so I spoke to my friend who told me her boyfriend wanted one of his done and asked if I wanted to get mine done anytime soon, and arranged to go in the following day. Ten o'clock the next morning I wake to have my friend at the door edgy to get going so I just rolled out of bed, walked to the bus stop, got on etc... As we were nearing our destination I had second thoughts about it and told my friend that I probably would just stay to watch him getting his pierced and he was fine with this and proclaimed he loved a bit of pain every so often so all was well until we arrived when he decided he'd only do it until I did so great, he we are talking it over with the dude telling him how scared little bitches we are and him replying with "If you go home unpierced, you'll regret it" and "The more you think about it, the more it'll hurt".
So we contemplated on it for a bit more until deciding to go out into the alleyway and have a smoke to try and calm our nerves before some big drunk guy comes over and demands a free cigarette and asks why we were in town and told him we were going to get our nipples pierced which he laughed at, told us it kills more than anything, asking for a dollar then wishing us good luck so we have that clown to thank for support. Once we'd finished we reentered and thought about it some more and apologized for wasting his time and told him we would think about it one more time and make our final decision when we got back from the record store, and sure enough we both realized if it hurts ,it hurts we'll get over it. But I thought about how good they'll look and how proud they'll make me and other stuff that you tend to think about at times like these. So once we got back for the last time I just said to the piercer "lets go", $30 each but $50 for both (Rings) and we were on our way, then we started the procedure and precautions about how they wont be rejected if taken care properly and all this new unwrapped equipment is used only on you etc... Then he got me to sit up to mark me and damn was my heart was racing so fast I could see my stomach beat as well, and the sweat was pissing from my armpit's so much the sides of my jeans were soaked. Then I laid down and waited a few more seconds with the only thought bolting through my head was just relax. The time had come, I was told to take a deep breath in then exhale and that was it... I couldn't believe how easy it was yet I was still breathing heavy I was like "Whoa!", then he thread the ring through and that hurt a slight bit but nothing major, and he asked if I still wanted to go through with the second nipple and I then decided I will come back. My friend didn't take his too well I could hear him yell from outside the studio. We both went through the aftercare instructions and we left. As I walked down the street it burnt a little bit so I held my shirt away from my chest until it was better.
All in all, it was a great experience/lesson not to be scared of going through with it and I am definitely going back for the second. Anyone considering getting it done should just go for it!
Alex.