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WATCH | Woman removes face tattoos ex-boyfriend convinced her to get: 'I was trying to fill a void'

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  • A TikToker, who goes by the name Spiritual Unicorn216 on the app, had her face tattooed because her ex-boyfriend told her to.
  • They did drugs together and eventually got arrested. She later decided to remove the tattoos.
  • She says her story is about more than tattoos and drugs, it's about not putting anyone else before yourself.


Love can make people do things that lead to a path of destruction. It's possible to sacrifice what you know yourself to be in the name of love and to make the other person happy by allowing them to make decisions for you.

A TikToker, who goes by the name Spiritual Unicorn216 on the app, had her face tattooed because her ex-boyfriend said she should.

 

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She shared her story with her followers: "A few years ago, I met this guy; I thought I was in love. I moved away with him after I had got off heroin, um, I started doing other drugs. He told me if I wanted to be with him, I would [have to] get my face tattooed. I went and got my face tattooed."

They ended up getting arrested, and she does not mention what for. However, she got clean, and they stopped seeing each. That is when she thought about removing the tattoos. 

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She said, "My story is more than just don't do drugs, don't get your face tattoos. My story is don't put anyone in front of yourself, don't let anybody manipulate you into doing stuff that you really don't want to do."

"Don't let anybody put their hands on you or mentally abuse you. Love yourself because if you don't love yourself, you are going to continuously try to fill a void that you can't. I put a man in front of myself. I was trying to fill a void because I did not love myself. I had so many insecurities."

She has also shared videos of the process and how painful it is. "I am definitely happy with where I am today," she said in one video. 


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