Sensitivity

[cjsmith]

I had an interesting moment of "What? You mean some people DON'T?" this weekend.

[Poll #1308075]

My answer to both of these is "Duh! Doesn't EVERYBODY?" (In the case of mosquitos, how else do you know to swat them?) These are not small sensations for me. They are obvious and can be startling. Last weekend I learned that there are people for whom this is not the case. I was pretty surprised.

At the vet clinic, it's obvious that some animals feel the needles while others do not. That also seems very strange to me.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, no kidding. I hate mosquito bites. Sadly, feeling the start of one doesn't often translate into avoiding the itch, at least for me. I swat fast and I'm still too late.

[recordersmith.livejournal.com]

Hmm....how do you actually figure out if you always feel mosquitos? if you dont feel one....it wont be counted in your survey?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I guess if I didn't itch afterward, then I wouldn't know for sure.