Graelwyn wrote:
God, yes. When I am edgy or nervous or uncomfortable, I start itching really badly, especially on my back.
I noticed this when I was at a 'friend's home.
I just started itching like mad every time I was sat next to them to watch a film.
That used to happen to me when I had my old therapist. I used to be so anxious about her canceling (she did this quite often) that I would wake up really early the morning of the appointment (sometimes 3 or 4am) shaking a little bit. Then, I would always get this sudden, intense itch on my back, always in a spot I couldn't reach. It would cause me to roll around on my bed, trying to scratch my back on the sheets. Sometimes I would grab a dry erase marker or something to try and reach the itchy spot, but often it wouldn't be able to reach it well enough and the itchy spot would just move around and intensify. An itchy back and an anxious body make it very difficult to get any sleep. Since I got away from that therapist, I haven't had that problem. Sometimes it itches like normal, but it never wakes me up and intensifies like it did. So yes, I do believe itching is worse with increased stress and anxiety.