Body Jewellery Shop* and piercing pain!

Those of you that are pierced will know how expensive different piercing jewellery can be, especially from piercing/tattoo shops! Of course you'll be wanting something that is good quality and that can't always be found online, yet the Body Jewellery Shop stocks a whole range of high quality jewellery! They also have free shipping worldwide when you spend over £10.
All different types of body jewellery are available - practically every type you can think of - as well as gifts, fancy dress, fashion accessories and nail polish! Particularly great for ear piercings!

Rainbow Curved Cone Bell & Threaded Accessories - £5.95
I was so excited for this, in the summer I got my rook pierced so this jewellery is perfect for it. Additionally this bar can be used for conch piercings, lobe, brow and septum! You get 8 coloured cones for plenty of choice and would look fab for an eyebrow piercing imo. For just under £6 you're getting 8 coloured cones too whereas many retailers sell 1 bar for over £6. High quality bargain!
Definitely the trickiest to put in, but with some patience its do-able. The cones give an edgy look as opposed to simple studs.

Pink Glitter UV Labret Stud - £1.95
This glittery labret stud that sparkles in the light is perfect for anyone wanting to feminise their piercings a little more. Looks much prettier for summer rather than a plain silver ball as well as going well with a tan. It comes in up to 7 different colours (or 13 including singular uv glitter balls) as well as being extremely comfortable to wear. A low price for a good quality surgical steel labret bar with a UV-reactive acrylic ball - reputable piercing shops often sell products of the same quality for £8 or more! You get a choice of either a 1.2mm labret with a 3mm ball or a 1.6mm labret with a 4mm ball. Great to wear with ear lobe/cartilage piercings but can be worn with lip/madonna piercings too.

Silver & Steel Ball Closure Ring, Large Outward Star - £2.95
This is so cute and far easier to put in than I originally thought it would be. As the star faces outwards this jewellery can be used for ear piercings (lobe, orbital, cartilage), lip and even naval if desired. The surgical steel ball closure ring is a great way to replace an otherwise ordinary ring piercing.

Give the website a browse if you're in need of new piercing jewellery and I can guarantee you will find something you love within the first 5 minutes!
Also, give their Facebook page a like, great company and products!!

I'm often asked how much my piercings hurt, I only have 11 and to be honest I didn't find any of them that bad, keeping in mind everyones pain tolerance is different! Pain out of 10 (for me):

photos from summer'14
just after getting
my most recent two piercings.

- Navel/belly piercing: 4/10

Left ear:

- Top two cartilage: 3/10

- Mid cartilage: 4/10

- Second lobe: 2/10

- First lobe: don't really remember, 1/10

Right ear:

- Rook: 5/10

- Tragus: 5/10

- Mid cartilage: 4/10

- Second lobe: 2/10

- First lobe: don't really remember, 1/10

Panic: an enemy and a friend.

I will be writing a blog post soon on how to cope/deal with panic attacks as far more suffer with them than you realise. For now, I was asked by my therapist to write a description of how they can be an enemy as well as friend. This will probably be deleted, but I thought I'd share it anyway.

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An intruder of your thoughts, feelings, behaviour and bodily responses... otherwise known as a panic attack. It has the ability to drown you under a thick layer of anxieties, keeping a tight grip as you struggle for air. This may be gradual, like a room slowly closing in on you, or all at once as though a tidal wave is sweeping you off your feet. Blocking all rational thoughts whilst swamping your mind with dread and a sense of growing urgency to escape, yet you lack the ability to suppress the enemy within your mind. It proves its power by triggering the shaking of limbs, the loss of breath and distorted vision, you are temporarily a guest within this body. Although now a viewer of this mind and body everything feels just as intense. Any attempt to seize back the power of your imagination fails or is somewhat subtle; you cannot harness it. It doesn't matter how determined or strong-willed you are, it is equally as determined because it's you. The self destructive part of you.

A deterrent from all that is threatening, prompting you with cognitive and physical awareness of suspected risks. The alarm you can rely on to keep sounding until you are out of danger, no matter what you do to turn it off, to let it know it was wrong. It acts as as hypocritical protector. Cloaking you with awareness yet causing what it looks to avoid; fear. It cares a little too much, the type of care that smothers you. It triggers helpful devices, the mist or sensation of glass shielding you from judgement. The recognition that there is not a physical protector with you and that you have your own, inside your head.