What is it about mosquito bites that makes them so damn satisfying to scratch? It’s like a higher form of itching, which turns into a higher form of scratching. I’ve always had bad reactions to insect bites; when I was young, I had one that was almost the size of my head. It covered up all of my kneecap and I decided to get medical help when I couldn’t walk without feeling like I had an extra 27 layers of skin bunching up on the joint. I know I shouldn’t touch them, and I’ve since gained the self-control, but something just makes me want to jab my fingers in them and claw them until they bleed.
As luck would have it, I went to the ice cream place the other night and came back with about…seven big freakin mosquito bites — three of them in a closely settled row. Those three are on my shin and will not stop asking me to itch them. :P It feels so good, and I agree it’s definitely on a higher level of scratching pleasure, but…ugh, right afterwards my skin is bright red and feels horribly raw. :(