Reason People Are Getting Semicolon Tattoos [MTV.com]

Samantha Sangenito 7/8/1512:00 PM

It’s difficult to see the battles we fight inside ourselves everyday, and yet these feel like the hardest to win. Now, people are using semicolon tattoos as an external reminder of an internal triumph over mental health issues.

It’s part of a movement called Project Semicolon, which describes itself as “a faith-based non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction and self-injury.” Those who have struggled with mental illness, or know someone who is, are encouraged to get a tattoo or drawing of the semicolon as a sign of solidarity.

[For more of this story, written by Rachel Paoletta, go to http://www.mtv.com/news/220438...ct-semicolon-tattoo/]

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