Is it the endorphins?
Link: "Just below the dead skin of the epidermis are special cells called epithelium. When you tattoo into this layer, endorphins are released. Endorphins is the substance which gives you a kind of kick that people slowly get addicted to."
Is it seratonin release triggering adrenalin?
Link: "the pain causes your brain to produce serotonin. It mixes in your blood with the adrenalin and causes a natural high. That natural high is very addictive."
Is it the body associating tattoos with emotional relief?
Link: "Some people use tattoos to dull emotional pain. If someone chooses to get a new tattoo rather than coping with a situation he or she may be addicted to tattoos."
Is it a combination of things?
Link: "Psychologists speculate that tattoo addiction is a unique cocktail of pain, artistic freedom, body worship and rebellion"
Is it just the excitement?
Link: "It is possible to get ‘hooked’ on the excitement of getting a tattoo, just as some people get ‘hooked’ on shopping, but that’s not a real addiction."
Is it just a collecting hobby?
Link: "I think it’s more to do with the collecting thing. I suppose I already have that streak in me. I already collect lists and lists of birds, so why not move on to collecting tattoos as well?"
Is it acquisition?
Link: "Addiction is a compulsion, something over which a person has no self-control. Addiction cannot differentiate between a want and a need. Most people who get tattoos do so simply because they want them."
Is it an artificial orgasm?
Link: "It may be because of endorphin which gets released when one endures pain. To some this may be very addictive. It's the same compound that gets released when one has an orgasm. Hence, let's take this new thing as a positive addiction."
Is it a need for self-expression?
Link: "I think its a form of self expression, and I suppose it is addictive. I want more because I have many designs that I want done."
Is it a way to transcendental maturity?
Link: "Getting tattooed in many ways is a ritual. You put your mind in a different place and go into a meditative trance. You endure pain. You become different. You evolve."
I've learned one thing: two very popular questions on t'interweb are:
1. Are tattoos addictive?
and
2. Why are tattoos addictive?
but all I can find is speculation. Anyone know of any actual research results?
Link: "Just below the dead skin of the epidermis are special cells called epithelium. When you tattoo into this layer, endorphins are released. Endorphins is the substance which gives you a kind of kick that people slowly get addicted to."
Is it seratonin release triggering adrenalin?
Link: "the pain causes your brain to produce serotonin. It mixes in your blood with the adrenalin and causes a natural high. That natural high is very addictive."
Is it the body associating tattoos with emotional relief?
Link: "Some people use tattoos to dull emotional pain. If someone chooses to get a new tattoo rather than coping with a situation he or she may be addicted to tattoos."
Is it a combination of things?
Link: "Psychologists speculate that tattoo addiction is a unique cocktail of pain, artistic freedom, body worship and rebellion"
Is it just the excitement?
Link: "It is possible to get ‘hooked’ on the excitement of getting a tattoo, just as some people get ‘hooked’ on shopping, but that’s not a real addiction."
Is it just a collecting hobby?
Link: "I think it’s more to do with the collecting thing. I suppose I already have that streak in me. I already collect lists and lists of birds, so why not move on to collecting tattoos as well?"
Is it acquisition?
Link: "Addiction is a compulsion, something over which a person has no self-control. Addiction cannot differentiate between a want and a need. Most people who get tattoos do so simply because they want them."
Is it an artificial orgasm?
Link: "It may be because of endorphin which gets released when one endures pain. To some this may be very addictive. It's the same compound that gets released when one has an orgasm. Hence, let's take this new thing as a positive addiction."
Is it a need for self-expression?
Link: "I think its a form of self expression, and I suppose it is addictive. I want more because I have many designs that I want done."
Is it a way to transcendental maturity?
Link: "Getting tattooed in many ways is a ritual. You put your mind in a different place and go into a meditative trance. You endure pain. You become different. You evolve."
I've learned one thing: two very popular questions on t'interweb are:
1. Are tattoos addictive?
and
2. Why are tattoos addictive?
but all I can find is speculation. Anyone know of any actual research results?
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