I don't know if this will answer your question, but I've always wanted to get a lotus flower tattooed on me because these beautiful flowers grow in muddy water. I see it as the muddy water as all the obstacles, and the flower as me overcoming all the adversity in my life.
Another one you could use is a koi fish because in Japanese legend, koi fish must fight to go upstream to reach Dragon's Gate to become a dragon.
I hope this helps ^-^
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Phoenix - representing rising from the ashes, lotus flower - symbolizing growth and transformation, arrow - signifying pushing through challenges, semicolon - representing mental health struggles and resilience.
A koi fish represents perseverance through adversity. Folklore has it that a koi fish will swim upstream and upon completing its journey, transforms into a beautiful dragon.