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There have been people with persistent itches that scratch, sometimes subconsciously, in their sleep, etc, until they hit bone or an internal organ, or both, li
by wahern 4y ago
There have been people with persistent itches that scratch, sometimes subconsciously, in their sleep, etc, until they hit bone or an internal organ, or both, like their brain: https://www.npr.org/2008/06/24/91852486/the-mystery-and-power-of-the-itch https://www.npr.org/2008/06/24/91852486/the-mystery-and-powe... The itch-scratch reflex is mighty powerful.
- taneq 4y agoYeah, nope, I read that years ago and it’s still one of the more horrifying things I’ve read.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoI suddenly became itchier than I can recall in recent memory. Thanks.
- jamiek88 4y agoYes indeed that was what I was thinking about, that type of case. Literally itch through your skull in the right circumstances and it sure isn't will power.