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I found myself stumbling upon a metaphor for recovery in a literary classic. Harry Potter of course. Thestrals. Maybe you think that thestrals are the zombie like horses that can only be seen when you've experienced death. Though, even though Luna says this, Harry doesn't see the thestrals until the sixth book, I believe. So why is this? He hasn't fully accepted that he won't ever have his parents back. When he sees them, he has acknowledged and accepted that his parents are dead. So, coming back to my point, I think a thestral would be a wonderful mental health tattoo. They're gruesome, somewhat ugly creatures. In no way do they romanticise or beautify mental anguish or difficult pasts. They show how horrific struggles are. Though, you can only see them when you recognise and accept the trauma you experienced. So it shows that even though you acknowledge your past or illness was awful, you accept it. I love Lunas gentle hand with them in the film. She knows