Well I am like terrified of needles. I didnt remember when i got my 1rst holes done cuz i was less than two months old, but when i got my 2nd holes done I was terrifed. Everyone said it would hurt a bit, and that I'd feel a slight amount of pain and then when I actually got it done i loved it. It didn't hurt at all. Not like getting a shot. (I still don't like shots.) I even wished I'd have gotten something else done, just to get another peircing. (And I'm like so terrified of needles that the doctor still has to practically hold me done to give me a shot.) It doesn't hurt, and it's totally worth it. You can accessorize a lot more. I'm considering getting my stomach done next year, if I firm my stomach a bit.