The Reason Behind These Semi-Colon Tattoos Is Beautiful

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It’s one of the more random tattoo designs out there – but these semi colon inking’s have been going viral on social media.

But there’s actually a brilliant poignant reason behind the whole think, because it’s all part of an initiative by mental health organisation The Semicolon Project – who are encouraging anyone who has had mental health struggles to get a semicolon on their wrist.

The reason for that particular punctuation? Well, as the semicolon project explains: ‘The semicolon represents a sentence the author could have ended, but chose not to.

‘That sentence is you and your life’.

And the project is open to everyone, too: ‘The semicolon project is for everyone who self-harms, is suicidal, depressed, has anxiety, is unhappy, going through a broken heart, or just lost a loved one. Draw a semicolon on your wrist.

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Taking part in the initative, Instagram user _x.eb touchingly wrote: ‘Tomorrow I will be getting a semicolon tattoo to symbolise my courage of over coming the darkest time in my life && I’m so grateful for those who have stuck by me.

‘I will always suffer from depression but the self-harm & suicide ideation has finally ceased. The sentence of my life is not over’.

Another added: ‘You are the author, the sentence is your life. For anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, self - harm, contemplating suicide, you are not alone. You are worthy. You are loved’.

You can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on 08457 90 90 90.