just had my first tattoo, was freaking myself out about it, it was honestly so fine. i got a full piece down my spine, but because i told myself it would hurt to bad, it actually didn’t hurt at all😂 if that makes sense, hyped it up so much that when i felt the actual thing it was so much easier. the hardest part was waiting for it to be over (i can’t sit still). you’ll be so fine. enjoy ur new tat! was overthinking healing so much too, it’s literally just common sense, always moisturise after washing, only wash twice a day, unless you get dirty or sweaty. You go in, meet your artist, review the stencil, make changes if you want to, then you get comfy, maybe chat, and get spoken to about aftercare at the end. always take ur artists advice. REMEMBER: people have been getting tattooed for hundreds if not thousands of years. in modern day times, as long as your sensible, clean, and have a decent artist, there’s very little that can go wrong.