Why does it feel good when others touch or massage us but not when we do it to ourselves?

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When someone massages my neck or even just runs a finger across my skin it feels pleasant, but doing the same things to myself basically yields no sensation. I even remember going to the doctor as a child and enjoying the feeling of getting my ears checked with whatever the tool is they use for it, or the feeling when my grandma would comb through my hair to check for lice. Again doing it myself doesn’t feel nearly as good even though it’s the same physical movements. Why?

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Probably to avoid sensory overload. Imagine stretching and having an orgasm because your legs brushed up against each other

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