Treating your skin (an organ) as a piece of paper is a mental illness. If I began to cut crosses with a scalpel on my skin people say I need a mental health professional. If I do the same but with someone else putting toxic ink they say wow cool tattoo.
If abusing your organs is symptom of mental illness, then every single person who smokes, drinks, does any type of drugs, eats ultra processed food, or doesn't regularly exercise is mentally ill.
People just make bad decisions. It's being human, not being mentally ill.
It is true forndrugs and smoking because that is an addiction. Same with being a junk food junkie.
However its not fitting for those who occasionally eat a burger simply because you can easily work that off and doesnt impact you if you live healthy. A tattoo is a permanent mark, and at least 6/10 on th3 crazy scale where 1 is occasionally eating a burger and 10 is being a crack addict wirhout teeth
Sry my dude, but 'not mingling' with some one based on looks or behaviour (since we brought up drugs and junkfood) isn't 'just a preference'. Its being prejudiced and not giving people a proper chance to show who they are. I know people who are addicted to drugs, but still lovely people who just suffer from intense trauma and use drugs to cope - which I don't agree with as a long-term strategy to be happy in life.
One can mingle with people and at the same time not agree with their life choices.
At least thats my opinion.
Sure. But beingcl tatted is a choice, and picking people you spend time is a voluntary thing. Nobody is entitled to my friendship, nor a chance to show who they are For me, being tatted visibly is a sign of crazy. I'd rather spend time with people who are totally normal
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u/Same-Information-330 1d ago
Why do people say this is mental illness? It's simple stupidity.