Second time’s a charm?

Stressing about an event before it happens is akin to putting yourself through the actual gut-wrenching moment twice but for me, I literally went through it twice. The first time I was going for the piercing, it was like giving an exam-I felt prepared but at the same moment choking down the rising bile. I am sparing the readers from the vivid account of the piercing process. Fast-forward to feeling the cool sensation of metal in my eyebrow, I strode my way heeding the lingering eyes on me. It could have been a delusion as humans experience the spotlight effect(Gilovich et al., 2002). Anyway, as a result of using gun piercing, I had to change the accessory the next day and while I could get the previous one out, I was unable to get the new one through the piercing. Not bothering to make a bloody mess, I simply went to the same place where the lady said that it has to be pierced again. I was amazed by how quickly my body works to heal from within but then the question looming over me was whether I just let the piercing close up or go through the process again added this time it was to be done with a needle and not a gun? Honestly, I didn’t even think twice before accepting to do it again. The piercing resonated with me so much that the exhilaration of keeping it tamed my nerves. I am okay if this is just a phase or if it stays with me for life, I just wish to discover what makes me happy because, in this fleeting inconsequential life, that’s all that matters.

Gilovich, T., Kruger, J., & Medvec, V. H. (2002). The Spotlight Effect Revisited: Overestimating the Manifest Variability of Our Actions and Appearance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 38(1), 93–99. https://doi.org/10.1006/jesp.2001.1490