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Why Does Anxiety Cause Itchiness Behind The Head And Neck?

For a couple of months now whenever I get anxious the scalp on the back of my head and neck begin to itch- to the point where I cannot concentrate on anything but scratching (which makes it worse). Occasionally I will get a rash (also extremely itchy) on my leg, which my PC thought was neurodermatitis. Any thoughts? Karen O Connor
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Hello Karen Connor
Under Stressful situation , When you are trying to cope up , Your stress get displaced to some other parts of body and you start feeling some physical symptoms (eg. in your case itching).
Kindly identify the stressful situation you are facing. Try to work out the stress management so that your stress is not displaced. Psychologically this is called as SOMATISATION, Psychogenic pruritis provided all other physical causes is ruled out.
so follow these steps under supervision of a specialist (Psychiatrist)
1. counselling sssions
2. counsellng sessions with relevent Psychiatric medications

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Why Does Anxiety Cause Itchiness Behind The Head And Neck?

Hello Karen Connor Under Stressful situation , When you are trying to cope up , Your stress get displaced to some other parts of body and you start feeling some physical symptoms (eg. in your case itching). Kindly identify the stressful situation you are facing. Try to work out the stress management so that your stress is not displaced. Psychologically this is called as SOMATISATION, Psychogenic pruritis provided all other physical causes is ruled out. so follow these steps under supervision of a specialist (Psychiatrist) 1. counselling sssions 2. counsellng sessions with relevent Psychiatric medications Thank you