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kenda1l

Does your skin ever just...feel wrong?

This is driving me crazy! My skin just feels wrong, like it doesn't fit right. You know how when a sock is too loose or wrinkled and you can't stop feeling it, so you pull it up tight and it feels better? That is my ankle right now, only I'm not wearing a sock. I want to pull it up or stretch it tight, but I can't. No position I put it in, no stretch, no moving the skin around, scratching, or squeezing to put pressure on is helping. I even tried putting a sock on thinking I could trick my brain into thinking that was the problem. I've got the same situation going on behind my right ear right now too, like my hair needs to be tucked behind it better but it's about as tucked as it can get. It feels wrong in the way people talk about tags in their clothes. I can't. Stop. Feeling it. I'm feeling overstimulated and there is *nothing* I can do about it except hope I'll eventually get distracted and forget about it until the next time it happens.

Am I the only one? Please tell me I'm not. I kind of want to cry and I'm really hoping I'm not alone in this. Also, if anyone has any suggestions to make it stop, I'd love to hear them.

Posted Feb 15, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC

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