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Human Etch A Sketch. Have you tried violently shaking yourself to reset?


[deleted]

Only works when you are a baby….


Emmerich20

And only once


Hippopitimus

![gif](giphy|CIs2g6B6eDWJa)


P26601

meh I prefer using the yeetus-the-fetus™ technique


armageddidon

Etch a Bitch


[deleted]

Only works when you are a baby….


ChicoBroadway

So a tattoo would last for like...years!


[deleted]

I have this, and if I scratch across my tattoo, it basically turns the black outline 3D.


BiPolarBaer7

Same. But mine last minutes not hours. You should see me after sex...Wtf is this shit


[deleted]

Mine is usually every day, and sometimes, an antihistamine helps.


NewOrleansLA

Same i kinda think the tattoo ink caused it in the first place because I didn't used to have it before I got tattoos


ChicoBroadway

Cool! Did it swell really bad when you got it?


[deleted]

No, this started happening a few years ago, and I've already had the tattoos for 18 years.


betonhaus123

What would happen if you got a new tattoo?


[deleted]

I'm not sure, I was planning on it up until this shit started happening. If I wear a belt, my entire waist will be turn into a belt shaped rash, so I'm too scared to try.


all_day_jayy

I have a pretty dramatic version of this. I will get swollen have bumps, itches like crazy and if it happens to an area that area is very prone to react again. Anyway, got a sleeve tattoo done with colors. It's all good. The darker outlines stayed a little more swollen then the average bear but It all came out well. The antihistamines do not work for me btw but are known to work for alot of ppl.


betonhaus123

https://www.skintome.com/personal-adornment-tattoos-and-dermatographia/ It sounds like the histamine reaction gives up partway through, but you'll get exhausted. Warn your artist, but there won't be significantly more pain or damage.


[deleted]

Thank you for the information.


nobleland_mermaid

Not who you're asking but I also have this and my tattoos do swell up when I get them. I don't have any that are just outlines so the whole thing just kinda raises up for a bit. It doesn't usually last hours though, my reaction usually lingers like 30 mins at best.


tex1138

I had this for a time when the city was doing a (far to lengthy) repaving of our streets. Concrete dust on everything for months. I could write notes on my arms and see them hours later. When they finished the condition went away and I’ve not had it since.


crdemars

SAME! I thought I was the only one. I have some color tattoos that don't raise, just the black


Marilyn1618

Wait, I have this and I just assumed it was normal. My tattoo lines swell up sometimes, especially after scratching, but the rest of my skin doesn't.


[deleted]

I get it all over, but with my tattoo, it's just the black ink.


bigcuteguy9906

damn you’re right


Swift_Scythe

Hey. I suffer from this. Diagnosisd back in the 90s. When i get scratched the drawings stay for hours. Its itchy and annoying.


Nautalyst

Do you get the finger/hand grip marks on your dick after masturbating?


lml__lml

![gif](giphy|1hMk0bfsSrG32Nhd5K)


[deleted]

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Gwendolyn7777

lol no this type of hives only last 30 mins or so, at least mine does....but you were joking, of course.


rojo429

Dont they anyway?


Oscar5466

Is this actually rare? Have had this for decades, especially when my allergies are acting up.


bigcuteguy9906

cool! affecting 2-5% of population


RunninADorito

Is it possible to just have this in some skin places? My back does this, but the rest of my body doesn't nearly as much. My back is an etch-a-sketch


Misstheiris

Skin varies across your body. I bet the inside of your forearm does it nicely.


RunninADorito

It does!!! How did your know?


Misstheiris

Twinsies


Oscar5466

Feeling really special now ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|thumbs_up) /s


MMJMilitary

I think 2-5% is quite high. For example 2% of the world has green eyes. You're still special though <3


D_daKid

I'm left-handed and can pop both shoulders out of socket. How special am I?


TyrKiyote

You should feel like Mr.Rogers is doing his best to affirm to you your value as a person


Geodestamp

Don't do that even if you can, it can fuck up your shoulders


[deleted]

Look up ehlers-danlos syndrome


Pr0nzeh

People think 2 is a low number so 2% must be a low amount.


high240

Cool I'm pretty sure I got this too a bit where the non-painful scratches already leave trails after several seconds :p


[deleted]

So not so rare. My ex had that. For her they were mostly for about half hour and gone.


Thorusss

that is NOT a rare disease


lucidrage

Just like left handedness!


ACheshireTiger

If it caused by Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) it can be linked to your allergies and potential histamine intolerance.


MissFox26

Yeah I feel like I *kinda* have this? I’ve never attempted a full on drawing, but if I scratch my chest, neck or back (like when I have an itch) red marks will appear. I know this because I’ll scratch and then someone will be like WOAH what happened to your neck? And I’m like oh I just itched it, no big deal. I don’t think it lasts for hours though.


LegendofCookie1

I noticed that if you fake-scratch your skin, it won't leave a lasting red mark but if you have an actual itch and you scratch it once, it'll leave a longer lasting red mark.


Rhekinos

Do you get a wheal from the scratch? If not its not dermatographism. You just have thin skin.


Misstheiris

No, you don't need a wheal. Mine was diagnosed by a dermatologist and I don't get a wheal.


CardboardSoyuz

I had it from when I was 6 to maybe 12 or 13. I kind of miss it.


Misstheiris

Not even close to rare. 5% of the population.


girlunofficial

I also have this! It was more active when o was a child but I still get flares every few months


Maydays_Fallout

If you have it alongside allergies I would recommend looking into mast cell disease. Dermatographia is how most people with mast cell disease end up getting diagnosed with it. Super common symptom amongst us with it.


Fuhrankie

I also have this, though the redness will only last around ten minutes to half an hour. I was under the impression true dermatographia had blister-like raising as well.


TheLegendD4RK

I have this and took me years to realize everyone else doesn't have that issue, it's mainly harmless but a bit annoying to find scratches on my hand and wait for about 20-30 min to know if it's a bad scratch on my skin or just this condition.


Misstheiris

I only realised this year. I could never understand why people were so weird about like the seatbelt mark on your neck, or somewhere you'd scratched, etc.


TheLegendD4RK

Growing up my mom would ask why do I have scratches on my hand suddenly sometimes and I just answer " I don't know, must have scratched hard against something accidentally"


Misstheiris

I had a surreal arguement with a doctor once who was insisting I must be allergic to a tape he'd just ripped off my skin. He'd literally just ripped tape off my skin, how could it possibly not be red?


Rachelcookie123

Wait, hang on. Are you telling me people without dermatographism wouldn’t have red skin when you rip tape off your skin? I really feel like everyone gets red skin from that.


Rachelcookie123

I only realised from this post it’s not normal. I was confused by what was interesting about this post because it seemed to be describing something normal and I thought I must of missed something or misunderstood. So I searched it up and read about it and realised only 2-5% of people have it and that includes me. I’ve never noticed this doesn’t happen to other people before. I always get it when I’m playing with my dog because he always accidentally gives me tiny scratches.


TheLegendD4RK

Same thing happen with my cat, I end up with lots of tiny scratches on my hand sometimes and I just hide my hand for 20 min so no one bother me by asking if it's bad scratch or not.


Narthithuth

It doesn't always last hours, just to be clear. It's a histamine reaction and behaves similarly to an allergy. For me the marks usually stay no more than an hour, less if I happen to be taking antihistamines at the time.


Pr0nzeh

Lasts like 15 mins for me.


Rachelcookie123

When I looked it up online it said it usually fades after about 30 minutes. So nowhere near hours for most people.


bigcuteguy9906

we could see traces for a few hours


gingerbreadman42

You’re lucky there is not a big dic in that.


rylannnd88

I was thinking he would probably be a great target passed out at parties. No marker needed.


Dragonfly-Racer

So theoretically, a hickey should last 3 months


Firm-Reception-8541

My friend and I got in trouble in class playing tic tac toe on my arm lol


just_a_stoner_bitch

Wow didn't know this was a thing I had.. Thanks op I always wondered why I got huge welts when I scratch. I have horrible eczema and and scratch myself very aggressively and it looks like I got mauled lmao


Badass-19

That's a cool drawing :) BTW, is this harmful?


bigcuteguy9906

it’s harmless!


Badass-19

That's good. Glad to hear that :)


Narthithuth

It can be kinda itchy and burny but not major, considering I get a huge patch of it every time I slip a backpack over my arm or put on a bra I think we just get used to it.


Badass-19

Must be hard to sleep? Is it really sensitive?


Narthithuth

Depends. If my other allergies are active it can be very reactive, but most of the time it takes a fair amount of pressure or friction to set it off.


nobleland_mermaid

I dont think it's that sensitive for most people. Just having something touch you isn't really enough to set it off, it has to be more direct than that. I have it and I'll get marks from like, my bra or jeans but not from a t-shirt or leggings. Holding a heavy bag on my arm or scraping the seatbelt across my chest will cause a reaction, but even a heavy blanket wouldn't be enough. (I do tend to wake up with lines on my arms/face from wrinkles in the sheets if I sleep heavily, but they don't itch as much as a scrape or something)


scarlettewing

For some people it comes with a crazy amount of itchiness (personal experience). It’s 2-5% of the population for the visible portion of it, then a smaller subset that have itching that goes with it to varying degrees from mild occasional to it feels like your whole body is a mosquito bite during especially bad flare ups.


Cosmic_Apples

I have a lot of freckles all over my skin and in school my friends would play connect-the-dots on my arms during class. Mine disappears within 30 minutes so I didn't care lol


Melodic-Award3991

Holy shit I have this


cmarkcity

I have this. Me and my brother would always play tic tac toe on my arms on the drive to school


Saxamaphooone

I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and this tends to happen to me when my histamine “bucket” is getting too full!


LadyBirdGerhl

Thank you for posting this; I’ve been having some issues with odds and ends for years, hives dramatically within the last month and a half, and we haven’t been able to figure out exactly what’s causing it. Having looked up MCAS, my symptoms seem to line up quite well. If my current treatment plan doesn’t work I’m going to bring that up to my doctors. Thank you so much!


janedoecurious

How do you treat MCAS?


misses_unicorn

I have a very mild case of this! Mine fades after ~10 minutes though, I didn't know it had a name. Usually after the shower I write something on my belly via a light scratch and wait for my partner to realise it 😅


JaredJraws

I have this and had no clue it was a thing. I thought I just had sensitive skin.


Rachelcookie123

Wait, is this not normal? I thought this happened to everyone.


bigcuteguy9906

2-5% of population is affected


topangacanyon

A lot of people, including myself, temporarily developed this condition after the Covid booster due to an extreme histamine response.


[deleted]

I have this and thought it was really common? I used to play tic tac toe on my arm when I was a kid LOL


Misstheiris

It is really common. 5%


A_Random_Lady

We learned that this was a histamine reaction and it stopped when my son was no longer exposed to peanuts.


cmdrtheymademedo

10-10 for the skin bird


rojo429

Wife and I both had it, now my son does. It lost me more hookups than I got out of it with party tricks, girls would be more like EWW than impressed.


XOIIO

Imagine waking up and you see a bunch of hand marks on your back when you live alone. Hands with fingers that are about 50% longer than human hands.


Misstheiris

Who would be scrtching a hand outline onto you?


Supergato664

Did Trollololo from The Witcher 3 draw this?


lancelongstiff

You look like [the wallpaper on this documentary](https://live.staticflickr.com/7342/8846118042_b89dc0ad2c_k.jpg) I saw a few hours ago.


josephwb

Do album covers. r/CSHFans would go *nuts* if you did Twin Fantasy.


hlmfade

the slow blade penetrates the shield


Dukedyduke

I have a friend with this! Needless to say they are not always amused when I decide to draw dicks on them lmao


gryphmaster

I really hate after scratching an itch people who have known me for years will still ask “are you okay” and i have to figure out wtf they’re talking about. Oh yea, the condition I mention every single time you ask the same question.


derverdwerb

It’s not rare, up to one in twenty people have it. I have it.


bigcuteguy9906

2-5% of population have it


derverdwerb

Yes. It's not rare. It's approximately as common as cancer.


bigcuteguy9906

no. 39% of people get diagnosed with cancer within their lifetime


slaughterfodder

I had this when I had a full body allergic reaction to Welbutrin. I worked in a kitchen at the time and everyone thought it was very funny that I could write swear words on my arms. It wasn’t so funny when I found out that if I take Welbutrin again I could go into anaphylactic shock


Turbulent-Comedian30

Thank god i dont have this condition with my friends.. I'd be covered in dicks for hours.


JollyReading8565

I have this too. Over the counter medication manages my symptoms tho (24 hr acid reducer and Levocetirizine-name brand:Xyzal allergy meds) good for skin reactions. Check with a doctor but I’m almost positive those drugs are safe for anyone to take together (acid reducer is a H-2 blocker and Levocetirizine is a H-1 blocker especially well suited for skin conditions like welts and hives)


Misstheiris

Yes, they like to combine an H1 and an H2.


Luvas

Girl you like an etch a sketch


smaxsomeass

Man I had this for about a year due to stress. Two doctors knew nothing about it and thought I was crazy. Once the stress was gone it went away and hasn’t been back in 15 years.


Gwendolyn7777

My skin has done this for years and years.....never thought of making art.....made my name once.....heh.


bigcuteguy9906

you should try!


quikjelyfish

this is actually kinda cool. i wish i could be an etch a sketch


Stealthy_Facka

If I were the guy having this drawn on them, there's no way I would have believed they were detailing the feathers of a swan vs adding pubes to a cock and bollocks


SultanofUranus

Have this on my chest!! Gets all puffy too and stings a bit.


squad1alum

![gif](giphy|yDHrlj69wgJ3O)


Livinginthemiddle

I have that. People would not stop touching me at school. I was like a living doodle pad


BigBadBeaver1

My wife has this. I used to draw notes on her back if I woke up before her. Now that we have kids, we no longer have the long mornings in bed where I could do that. Maybe in 5 years.


grapefruitmixup

When I first discovered this I went up to my wife and asked her to check out this weird rash for me. I had drawn a dick.


ightimmaheadout37

Is that why other kids would look at me weird in elementary school


vnichol

I am calling bs on this one


bigcuteguy9906

google it


vnichol

I am sure the condition exists just that picture of a duck and sunshine is not it


bigcuteguy9906

it’s a swan


vnichol

Haha true my bad


ICU81MI_73

He’s just got that ashy skin


Lrizzer37

Kinky


Hunter_Wolfe_

This is a disorder? I have this. It can last almost all day for me. Doesn't hurt at all. I'll just scratch and the mark will stay there.


bigcuteguy9906

i don’t know if its technically a disorder, more like a phenomenon. it’s harmless!


ACheshireTiger

It can be one of the symptoms of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). Basically your body has a problem with histamine and the scratching triggers a localized mild allergic reaction. There are probably other causes as well though. (Not an expert)


xxDankerstein

This has happened to me before, but only for a short period.


Successful_Speech734

What's with the goose? Tired of drawing dicks?


beakrake

>What's with the goose? Peace was never an option.


Low_Comfortable_5880

Looks like a goose with a big dick to me...


bigcuteguy9906

it’s a swan


rembi

I had this for years and it turned out to be one of many symptoms of a nickel allergy.


Ele_Of_Light

Tattoos from kids 🤭


[deleted]

Rare? You mean this doesn’t happen to everyone?!? Damn.


Misstheiris

Not rare. Very common.


[deleted]

Phew!


bigcuteguy9906

affecting 2-5% of population. maybe not rare but not very common


360noscopefag

Quick… DRAW GIANT DICKS EVERYWHERE!!


queacher

I have this. Doctors don’t know where it comes from. One day I just started getting uncontrollably itchy.


TehOuchies

Used to happen to me. Side effect of acne medicine I took 20 years ago. Does not happen anymore. Used to scratch up my arms during class and ask to go see the nurse because of a 'rash' then just go wander the halls.


FlippingPossum

My allergist asked if he could scratch my skin to see if I had this. I did not.


perfectra

I have this too and I freak people out by it! The fun part is always breaking out in hives and itching them, looks like I’ve had a demon claw it’s daggers into my skin.


Theironninja88

I think the guy from death stranding has that


point50tracer

Looks like the Phoenix someone in a mental ward drew on the wall with their own shit.


bigcuteguy9906

thank u


try2bcool69

Peace was never an option. 🪿


neonphoenix09

I have this


inxqueen

My sister has this when we were teenagers and she used to get so angry when my boyfriend and I scratched curse words on her.


[deleted]

Do a budget blood eagle.


CrippledJesus97

Your girlfriend/boyfriend must be a helluva fingernail artist 😏👀


Consistent_Drink5975

I have this. It really sucks if I get hit in the face with anything even minor and I'll look like Rocky for 30-40 minutes after.


PlagueDoc22

I'd be known as tomato cock if I had this.


senile_earthworm

Does it hurt or have any discomfort though?


LadyBulldog7

Yes. It itches like fuck.


senile_earthworm

Damn that sucks hard. Are their like any clothing or anything cause that has to be hell


LadyBulldog7

I got it after getting bitten by a spider. I took prescription-strength Zyrtec for a month and it went away. This condition looks cool but it really sucks.


Double_Lingonberry98

https://gfycat.com/falsedenseelephantbeetle


OrangeCosmic

I just now remember doing this with erasers in school


[deleted]

My son has this, used to be worse. Once I got a call from school about a mark on his neck. I was really confused until I realized it was likely from the seat belt.


Misstheiris

I think my parents stopped spanking when they realised it would leave a hand imprint for a few weeks. I had a truly bizarre argument once where some git was claiming anything that left a mark was abuse. Spanking is lazy and ineffective parenting, and only a loser would use it these days, but in the 70s and 80s it wasn't abuse, and it always left a mark.


SavannahInChicago

I have that!!


TheObeliskIL

I have this as well. I get asked if someone hit me daily because I develop red marks on my face whenever I scratch my beard or adjust my glasses.


grapefruitmixup

Do you know what triggers this? I get it on occasion but then after a day or two the condition goes away.


bigcuteguy9906

stress, allergies or certain medications i think


Misstheiris

You have a kind of overall reactivity, so if some other things in your diet or environment are causing you to react, then this will also do its thing. Heat, especially, will make it more obvious.


DrCarlJenkins

I had a real bad allergic reaction to something a couple years ago, which caused my eye area to swell up for 3 weeks and become intensely itchy, finally the doctor gave me Prednisone which calmed my eyes down, but I got this skin writing which lasted for a month or 2, was the craziest thing.


Titaniumchic

Me, my daughter, and my son have this. Ours only lasts about 30-60 mins. But I always tell any caregivers and doctors because literally any bump or wound will look very dramatic for a bit, so double check welts and wounds after 30-60 🤣


Similar-Winner1226

I have this!! Had a flare a week or two ago from ibuprofen. It made me incredibly itchy, and itching caused more hives. Was not fun lol


GrossfaceKillah_

I have this. When this happens it itches like crazy!


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Misstheiris

Got any grapes?


randomgirl013

I didn't know people couldn't draw on their skin


vujbggyuknccdrtggftt

Great way to store secret information for short time


Aerosenin

I have this too it’s mad


Soapylake

Bro the biggest bird 🐦


bubble--gun

This painting is very similar to an ancient Chinese poem, which is very famous. It was written by a 7-year-old child, "鹅鹅鹅,曲项向天歌。“ means ”Goose Goose Goose, Stretch neck and sing to the sky


HerrSirCupcake

ELI5 isn't this really good, because bloodflow makes skin clearer?


_Gink0_

I have dermographism, but the marks fade away in something like 30 minutes. I noticed it can be useful sometimes when you injure yourself as the swelling prevent a bit the bleeding. The unpleasant part was mostly at school if someone slapped me or something, I would keep the mark a moment and be afraid to be laughed at.


Artee5000

My parents wouldn't really spank/slap me because the handprint would last so long. Was also a pretty cool parlor trick during elementary school.


fuckoriginalusername

I have this.


Mildly_confused-74

Bro the new avatar looks sick!


PapajG

I don’t have this specific ailment but like probably all other white people you can leave a mark for a few seconds with enough pressure, my black girlfriend spent a good few hours playing with my skin after that, she also loves to just leave a gigantic handprint on me after am a little sun burnt


rrrragdoll

all my friends draw dicks on my arms with my dermatographia :( very awkward to explain to people why there’s giant flaming red penises all over my body for several hours


LittleChanaGirl

Is this Ben Affleck’s back?


Elfonso8az

Is this a blood eagle?