Why does it feel so good to scratch?? - Democratic Underground

KitchenWitch

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:04 PM
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Why does it feel so good to scratch??

:evilgrin:

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Oeditpus Rex

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:05 PM
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1. Yourself?

Or someone else? :shrug:

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KitchenWitch

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:06 PM
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2. Hmm, good question

Lemme get back to you on that one!

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RevCheesehead

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:06 PM
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3. Damn, woman -

are you sure you aren't a guy?

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Oeditpus Rex

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:08 PM
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4. I looked

She's not.

Most definitely not. :evilgrin:

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4morewars

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:15 PM
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5. I've often wondered the same thing !

No, really, I have.

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Robb

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:20 PM
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6. It appears it's a bit of a mystery

Apparently the prevailing theory is that it stimulates nerves around the itchy spot and sort of drowns out the flow of input "data" that tells you something itches.
Of course, scratch hard enough and long enough and you damage the skin, releasing histamines that cause inflammation and further itching. Which you scratch.
Rinse, lather, repeat. :)

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hickman1937

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:23 PM
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7. I thought it had to do with endorphins being released when our

epidermis is being relieved of dead skin cells.

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Catherine Vincent

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:24 PM
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8. I hate it when guys scratch themsleves and when people scratch their

butts in public. Gross!

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In_The_Wind

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:30 PM
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9. Cause the skin loves to be touched ...

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Deja Q

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Tue Nov-29-05 11:37 PM
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10. It depends on what you're scratching, I should think...

:yoiks:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Wed Nov-30-05 01:02 AM
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11. Mother Goose says:

Better than fine clothes or riches.....

Is to scratch where it itches!

:rofl:

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Robeson

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Wed Nov-30-05 01:08 AM
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12. Because we're 6-5.....

...after being written off for dead....:hippie:

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