I have tons of tats, none of them recovery related.. I don't know why really.. However, on my last stint in detox, I made sure to have a tat marked over the scar from my IV.. thinking it would remind me always of how close I came to death. I drank again 3 weeks later, and now it means very little to me, other than reminding me that I f'd up even THAT committment. I dunno.. I would give it at least a year or two before making a tat committment like that.