Well I use to tat, and my GF does tats, so I can tell you it really isn't all that different from drawing, the main thing is learning how to set up your tat machine and needle depth, but I can understand the the feeling horrible part, that's why I quit tatting, the stress was to much, and it was all stress i put onto myself, paranoia I guess you could say, but if you do want to learn just let me know, I sure my GF would be happy to show you how...