Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most folks with the semi colon tattoo are ok. They are proud and it's very popular for those that have had the issues and have healed thru surgery.

Huh?

Don’t be obtuse. Everyone knows that if you have only a semi colon, surgery will restore you to a full colon.

What does a colon ":" tattoo mean?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most folks with the semi colon tattoo are ok. They are proud and it's very popular for those that have had the issues and have healed thru surgery.

Huh?

Don’t be obtuse. Everyone knows that if you have only a semi colon, surgery will restore you to a full colon.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most folks with the semi colon tattoo are ok. They are proud and it's very popular for those that have had the issues and have healed thru surgery.

Huh?

Semi - colon tattoo means they have had a colectomy - usually from Chron's or colitis.

I know you think you’re being cute but it’s not funny. It represents a suicide survivor. Their sentence isn’t over - more life remains.

They don't "think they're being cute", this is another meaning behind the tattoos for some people.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CrohnsDisease/comments/454x61/crohns_disease_tattoo/

Just read up about it. You learn something new everyday...

https://www.thetrendspotter.net/semicolon-tattoo/

https://www.tattoobytes.com/semicolon-butterfly-tattoo-meaning/

Thank you OP, for starting this thread. I think I might get one! It could help.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this mean? I thought it meant a winking face or someone had half their colon tattooed.

It means they tried to commit suicide or contemplated it and decided to keep on living. I didn’t know it had anything to do with awareness as a PP stated but maybe that’s it too.

Or…they can be depressed or have mental health issues - doesn’t always mean suicide

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't have said anything. No one wants to talk about their mental health with a stranger.

+1. No one wants to talk about their tattoos with strangers either.

Then maybe don't get one that's visible to strangers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to know why they had a semi colon tattoo. Everyone in my family has one yet only one of us has mental health issues.

People ask us about them all the time. The most provocative question is whether it has special meaning. But it’s fine to ignore as well.

Well, why do you all have that tattoo?

For support. We did it as a family and bought two more weeks of life before the next attempt. Frankly, I would have done almost anything at that point to keep them alive. A tattoo is such a little thing, but was really meaningful. It will forever remind me how hard everyone in my family worked and how much love we have for each other. It is not easy to have a child or a brother or sister who is having a hard time staying alive.

Anonymous wrote:No way to know why they had a semi colon tattoo. Everyone in my family has one yet only one of us has mental health issues.

People ask us about them all the time. The most provocative question is whether it has special meaning. But it’s fine to ignore as well.

Well, why do you all have that tattoo?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most folks with the semi colon tattoo are ok. They are proud and it's very popular for those that have had the issues and have healed thru surgery.

Huh?

Semi - colon tattoo means they have had a colectomy - usually from Chron's or colitis.

I know you think you’re being cute but it’s not funny. It represents a suicide survivor. Their sentence isn’t over - more life remains.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most folks with the semi colon tattoo are ok. They are proud and it's very popular for those that have had the issues and have healed thru surgery.

Huh?

Semi - colon tattoo means they have had a colectomy - usually from Chron's or colitis.

People have gotten them in solidarity too...or remembrance.

Generally, the people who have one are those who are going better now. It’s not necessarily a suicide survivor thug. I know a few survivors of various types of assault and abuse who have them. A friend who is partially paralyzed has one.

I would just remember to be kind, look them in the eye, thank them for their job well done. Just…connect.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this mean? I thought it meant a winking face or someone had half their colon tattooed.

It means they tried to commit suicide or contemplated it and decided to keep on living. I didn’t know it had anything to do with awareness as a PP stated but maybe that’s it too.

So an attention seeking tattoo where it is impolite to ask about it. Makes sense.