Posted by dragonfly25 on January 2, 2004, at 9:26:31
In reply to Re: Phantom bug bites » Dinah, posted by Larry Hoover on January 1, 2004, at 12:02:15
a friend of mine gets bitten constantly, by what no one can figure out. everyone teases her, b/c she claaims there are mosquitos at all times of the year, but now she has come up with an idea that it is some sort of flea/bedbug. not from home, but from public theaters etc. but she also told me it is an odor thing.
> > I keep getting mosquito bites, complete with welt and a distinct center which collapses and bleeds when I scratch. And then takes a long time to heal.
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> > The thing is that no one else in my family is getting them, and no one including me can see any bugs. I get them frequently on my left arm from elbow to wrist and on my knees, and infrequently on my right arm at the elbow.
> >
> > Does anyone have any familiarity with psychosomatic bug bites? Is it possible?
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> No, but the real thing is.
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> My mom used to get bitten by fleas when nobody else was getting bitten. Some people just have the right "aroma" I guess. That's what immediatedly popped into my head, flea bites.
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> Just an idea.
>
> Lar
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