Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't ... And then when you stop scratching, the itch comes back. And the problem is that when you scratch ...

Zen types will tell you to accept the itch, to meditate on it, as you might do if you were in pain. These people have no idea what they are talking about. Watching someone scratch makes you itchy; ...

And then when you stop scratching, the itch comes back. And the problem is that when ... what they meant was that chronic itching changes the body's own circuitry in a way that begets more chronic ...

Scratching, it engenders pain in the skin, which interrupts the sensation of itch and it gives you the sense of relief that actually feels really good. It's really pleasurable to scratch. And then ...

Scratching, it engenders pain in the skin, which interrupts the sensation of itch and it gives you the sense of relief that actually feels really good. It's really pleasurable to scratch. And then ...

On why scratching gives us temporary relief Scratching, it engenders pain in the skin, which interrupts the sensation of itch and it gives you the sense of relief that actually feels really good. It's ...