Throughout our sobriety journey, there will be moments of strength, weakness, fear, and motivation. Becoming a patron for talkingsober allowed me to feel even more dedicated to being sober. Getting a sobriety tattoo would just be another way of dedication and motivation to keep living a sober life. I’ve been considering getting a sobriety tattoo to continue my motivation, have a few ideas already. I thought it would be fun for anyone who already has a sobriety tattoo to share if they want or for anyone who has ideas if they are planning on getting one themselves?
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Oddly enough i too have thought of getting a tatoo since getting sober. I dont have any and i’m in my thirties so feel a bit like people might think… “mid life crisis!!”
The only idea i thought of was the standard wifes name on my upper arm. You know, full scale sailor style. Traditional.
Then i thought of getting my kids names on my arm. But i have a shit load of kids. So i dunno about that one either.
I think the only thing i am sure of is that i will get it on my upper outside arm. That i do know.
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I don’t have any either so I think it will be even more meaningful to me, personally. I just think it would be a really good motivator and something that would increase my dedication to be sober that much more (hell, if I’m paying for a tattoo specifically relating to my sobriety, I’m not just gonna throw that out the window for a relapse LOL).
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Yeah i think it is a great idea. The reason i dont have tatoos is because i always talked myself out of it by thinking… “nahhh i wouldnt want that for life!”
But a sobriety tat would be quite good as it has meaning and you can even draw strength from it in times of weakness.
Yes, we did! I thought it was a really cool idea - the only drawback for me would be the continual tally marks, after a while I don’t know if would be so aesthetically pleasing. But that’s just for me. I say go for! It’s a very powerful tattoo. 
You could get your sobriety date tatood on you. Then it would be suuuuuuuuper hard to drink… youd need a new date tattood every relapse.
The date would take a lot of courage. Now that is a commitment!
My friend has 7 tally marks (so far) above one knee for drugs and 1 tally above the other for alcohol. She adds to them every 1 year anniversary. It doesn’t say anything.
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I have Isaiah 41:13 on my arm. I got it during my first attempt at sobriety. It means “For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says Do not fear; I will help you”.
Really stuck with me.
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How many months or years in. Mine waited till my second year then I knew for sure wasn’t going back. It depends on you get something you feel stong about that helped you in sobriety. Getting ink is a hug step of you being sober it should be a symbol of what you’ve accomplished in your journey. I always say my sober ink is my solid they’d have to skin me if ever went back😁
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My first ink of my sobriety was my 2yr coin given as gift from a very important person in my life. Again the importance of your ink and the strength you find from them. These are my motivations best thing about them I see them everyday. And for anyone in recovery sometimes you need that help😁
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Got two more on my back but not for public, in total I have 4 tattoo
I’ve burned up all my likes, but I support the tattoos!
My dear old dad was in the navy so has a good old few tales with his tattoos, I loved them so got one and hid it for two years, till I was 18 my Dad did not like the thought of tattoo on women now all the women in his life have them, good old dad leading the way 
I got tats covering up my track Mark’s too
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If I had the chance I would do a whole back like my sister did
I really should go back and re read some of my old posts! Seeing this come up again is a great reminder for me to keep going strong.
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I got this one 4 weeks ago. I had not stopped drinking yet but my transformation was underway.
“The lion symbolizes strength, courage and leadership. In one word Dharma. The roar is considered as one of voices of Goddess. A lion’s roar stops you, it is a terror that shakes you up and draws you into something beautiful.”
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