Man with 200 tattoos including on his EYEBALLS urged to ask God for help by his mum – The Mirror

Soren Lorenson - who says tattoos put him in a "trance like state" - has been getting work done since he was 18. The 28-year-old from Florida, says he will get more work done

A man who has his eyeballs tattooed has been ostracised from his family who make "no effort" to talk to him since he started getting inked.

Soren Lorenson - who says tattoos put him in a "trance like state" - has been getting work done since he was 18.

The 28-year-old from Florida, has been told by his family to "pray for God's help".

The body modification enthusiast - also known as Neon Demon - said his jawline and ribs were most painful tattoos to sit through, the Daily Star reports.

He now has more than 200 tattoos.

He said: When I first started, I hated the pain and it was more of an obstacle to get past in order to earn the design that I wanted.

I've always been very inspired by art and creative expression from across the world. Once I got started I just kept going and I didn't want to stop.

More recently though after getting much bigger work and enduring much longer sessions I discovered that I was starting to enjoy the process and feeling and I'm developing the ability to focus my mind into a somewhat trance-like state.

Its been an interesting process that I'm still continuing to explore.

But to answer the question, each body part is different in terms of pain levels. My stomach, being my first tattoo ever, felt like the worst pain I had ever endured.

It was as if the needle was penetrating into my abdomen.

And he added: My jawline and ribs were similar in a different way.

But despite feeling more like himself now hes heavily inked, his family remain perplexed by it.

He explained: My entire extended family hates my tattoos and makes no effort to ever talk to me or reach out ever since I first got the face done.

My parents love me and support me but have told me numerous times that I need to pray for God's help and that they will never understand me.

I am the oldest out of 10 siblings though and I love all my brothers and sisters more than anything.

I'm open to covering almost the entire surface area of my body with the exception of my genitals - but I'm also not in a rush at the moment," he added.

Although he may look intimidating to some, Neon Demon said his favourite tattoo was a little kitty cat on his arm because of his love of felines.

The body modification fan also compared the process of getting tattooed to a ritual.

Sacred rituals have been around since the beginning of time and they take many forms but for me what makes it so special is the partnership you can form with pain.

Also using pain to achieve something greater and through submitting yourself to it you gain a sense of freedom and strength.

Tattooing to me is an important act of creative expression that allows me to feel like myself and through the years has also helped me learn to better love myself for who I am.

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