Forum Discussion - Can Muscle Stress Affect a Tattoo?

JStro7 writes: "I am looking to get my first tattoo (a customized faerie on my shoulder) and I am wondering if it makes a difference if your muscles are tense. My shoulders tend to take the brunt of my stress and the muscles there tend to be a bit more tight/tense and I don't know know if that makes a difference as far as pain, etc...I just want to know if the pain factor goes up because of these things."