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Maybe I should get pierced again...

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Musician000:
I used to have a few piercings... my tongue, eyebrow, and labret. This was back when I had hair... long hair... when I was confident enough with standing out and being unique.

Well, once the long hair was gone I got rid of the piercings, too. I sorta gave up on being different and tried to mellow out. My hair was my source of power, and without it I thought I could just fall into being a "normal" guy.

That "normal" guy has been struggling this past decade... trying to live life tame hasn't been too kind to me and it's about time to take some bold steps towards asserting my individuality again.

Going Sly was the first step... and it's an equally radical appearance as a guy with long hair. They both make a statement, though the long hair was much more of an escape, easily hung in my face to block out the world. Going Sly is a bold statement to the community that's seen me rise and fall before that I'm back... and this time I'm not hiding.

So, piercing may be a nice additional step to move things along. I still have yet to get my first tattoo, though... something I've wanted dearly since I was in grade school. Tattoos are so permanent that I've been waiting for just the right time... no rush on that one.

I never got my ears pierced because I was always self-conscious about them. I always obsessed over how they stick out from my head and the right one does moreso than the left. I thought getting ears pierced might just draw attention to that... but maybe just a subtle bit of jewelry in the ear might help accessorize this newly Sly skull.

Question: Can someone be going through a midlife crisis at only 28 years old? I'm sorta getting out of the age range where I can blame what I'm going through on adolescence  :/O

IRONHORSE:
Well, what you're going through strikes me as a crisis, but I don't really think we need to label it beyond that. Let's just call it a crisis. It seems you're unhappy with the direction your life has gone, and are on the brink of making some pretty big changes. This is cool... change is scary, but also invigorating!  And a tattoo or piercing to commemorate taking the reigns back in your life can be a great reminder of where you were, and motivator to continue to change, even when things get scary. BUT - ultimately (and trying not to get too "zen" on you here) that tattoo or piercing is just an inanimate object - and the true change must come from within. O0

Paul:
Don't think you are going through a "crisis", just being yourself.   If it makes you happy and harms no one else, go for it.

Sly Red:

--- Quote from: Musician000 on September 30, 2008, 12:27:12 AM ---
Question: Can someone be going through a midlife crisis at only 28 years old? I'm sorta getting out of the age range where I can blame what I'm going through on adolescence  :/O

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Of course you can  ;D I have midlife crises as often as necessary, though at 56 I feel I'm a little more entitled  ^-^

After going Sly I decided my 14 ga. earrings were just too diminutive for the sly look, so I went to the piercing shop and had them put in 10 ga.  BTW, your ears look perfectly balanced.  I say go for it.

Red

StumpyDave:
My ears are well balanced - they're both huge!

Depends on your job and upcoming changes for piercings.  If you work in a conservative environment it may be inadvisable.  If not go for it.  As you've already found out, if you don't like it you can take them out and let them heal up.

I have an ear pierced but don't wear a ring for work.  I used to have a nipple pierced but after one of my sons pretty much ripped it out during a game I gave up on that idea.

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