A woman has reveals how she has spent £15K on piercings and tattoos, only for strangers to end up calling her a demon in the street.
Princess Curiosity got her first piercing at the age of 15 and since then she has spent £4K on piercings, £7K on tattoos and £3.6K on other body modifications.
Now aged 23, the Swiss student has lost count of the number of body modifications that she has.
"I have had people pray when they see me in the streets," she said. "I have had groups of people calling me demon or sheitan. (another term for an evil spirit)
"Some people just give me bad looks.
"People in Switzerland are ready to look at you like you're a bad influence or an alien when in fact they know nothing about you.
"But I also get a lot of people who support me, especially other people with tattoos and body mods. Most of them tell me how 'they could never do that' or how brave I am to be myself and not conform to norms.
"I love when people tell me that my style suits me. The best compliment that I have received is that 'I was made for this style'."
Princess was placed in foster care when she was a child and started discover her own individuality with tattoos and piercings.
After a tiny tattoo of a semicolon on her wrist at the age of 16, there was no looking back.
"I am exactly like any other mom who is without tattoos and piercings," she said. "Being a single mom is hard. It's by far the hardest thing someone can do.
"But there are millions of us out there, and having bodmods doesn't change a thing for me.
"I love my kid as hard as someone 'regular', and I would give her the world if I could.
"I always try to educate her to have an open mind and be kind to others.
"I just hope that when she'll go to school, other parents will let their kids come play with my girl at home and not make a big deal out of my appearance.
"It just wouldn't be fair to her that their lack of open-mindedness affects her social life at such a young age."
Princess has found her peace in her body choices but feels like she still has a long way to go.
"I had very little confidence before I got my body mods and tattoos done," she said. :I was the smart fat girl who's bad at socialising.
"But everything started changing when my friend did a little semicolon tattoo on my wrist when I was 16.
"I have gained so much confidence over time. I am still extremely far away from how I want to be, but I feel better."
