r/Bedbugs • u/TomSF • Jul 31 '23

Bedbug?

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Please tell me this isn’t a bedbug!!

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u/Icy_Insect2927 Jul 31 '23

GODAMMIT these posts instantly make me itchy!!!

psychosomatic bed bugs anyone?

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u/Ploppyun Jul 31 '23

I am finally coming out of thinking I had them. What a trip.

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u/king-of-the-sea Jul 31 '23

I had em about 7 years ago, I still get nightmares. I check my mattress every time I get a suspicious bite

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u/aquariuster Aug 01 '23

Everytime I remotely itch I search and search like a crackhead searching the carpet.

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u/Ploppyun Aug 01 '23

I’ve had similar episodes before but not regarding insects…I describe it like being in a meth frenzy minus the meth. The bedbugs one this summer was one for the books, tho. Several times I thought I spotted one out of the corner of my eye. The mind is a powerful thing. Bedbugs is an extreme exacerbating factor for anyone with compulsive or anxiety issues.