I had been considering getting my hood pierced for about a 2 months. I knew I was going to be away from my boyfriend for about 8 months and I thought that this would be the ideal time to get it done. I wanted to do this for many reasons, but one of the strongest was as a symbol of strength. Of course I was aware of the pleasure that this type of piercing can bring, but for me I knew that if I could do this then I would feel strong, empowered and I could handle be apart from my boyfriend for a long time. Let me just say that I am not a seasoned piercee; I have only had my navel pierced before and took it out after a few years. I am relatively new to piercings, so for me this was a really big deal.
At A Glance Author Lividity Contact Lividity@bme.anon When Three months ago Artist J Studio Punktured Location Brighton The reason I decided to get a horizontal piercing and not vertical was because I do not like too much direct clitoral stimulation, I find it too intense. So the thought of a piece of jewellery resting on top of my hood putting some pleasant pressure on my clit and occasionally rubbing against it seemed to make more sense to me. If you're thinking of getting this done, think about what would feel better for you...each woman is different anatomically and what feels good for one might not feel so good for another. I also think it looks nicer horizontally, but this is just my personal preference.
I did a lot of research, got quite scared by some of the things I read, but overall I felt excited and I just knew I wanted to get this done. I knew a good place in Brighton to get a piercing is Punktured. So I casually walked by the shop a few times, feeling a bit scared and waiting for the right moment. Then I plucked up the courage and told myself I'll just ask some questions, I'm not actually gonna get pierced today.
I spoke to the lovely J, who was really great and made me feel at ease, she answered all my questions and I felt confident in her abilities. And then at that moment, everything was right; this was something I really wanted to do so why not now. So I innocently said, "don't suppose you could do it now or this afternoon?" And I'm thinking they'll be booked up, it'll be fine, I won't have to go through with it, why I am even asking, why am here, what the hell am I doing?!?! But they weren't booked up and she said she could do it right away. Gulp! But no, I thought... this is a symbol of strength so just be strong you can do this, you want to do this. So I paid up, signed some forms and undressed. She again talked me through everything, and I felt nervous but not worried. And then she says ok brace yourself it's going to be intense.
Ok omg, ouch! Yes it hurt a lot, like really a lot, like probably the most concentrated intense pain I have experienced, but just for a few seconds. So I let out a few profanities and some pathetic whimpering sounds...lol and then she put the jewellery in, which felt less painful than the needle but still hurt. And then it was over, everything, it suddenly went from hurting really bad to nothing, no pain at all. This was the weirdest bit, one minute my body is screaming at me what the hell are you doing this hurts you idiot why have you paid for this! And the next a kind of oh ok cancel the red alert, stand down no need to run everything seems to be ok. I think I was in shock, I felt dazed and kind of woozy. If you had asked me my name at that moment I couldn't have told you, I really didn't know which way was up. But J gave me a lollipop and let me sit for a while and pretty soon I felt ok and then I felt really ok, and I realised that I had done it and I felt so happy and so proud of myself.
The first few days it was quite swollen and sore, it bruised a bit for about 2 days. I have taken really good care of it, salt water soaks twice a day and kept it clean with urine. After the initial swelling and bruising went down, it was easy to heal and I had no problems at all except that it feels so good that I seriously had trouble leaving it alone, which may have lengthened my healing time. I am not sure it is possible to put into words just how good this piercing is, bus travel is now really really fun, must find the seat above the wheel! But overall I just feel so strong from this experience. If I can endure this, I can endure anything. I would whole-heartedly recommend this piercing to every woman who wants to feel strong, and happy and proud.