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?
In: Biology
It’s your monkey brain! (Or specifically Ape.) Primates groom each other as a form of social bonding. It is a very comfortable experience to be groomed for any Great Apes (which includes Humans!)
Grooming is the most primordial way of showing you care/are cared for.
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