Dermagraphism

For a long time I could scratch my skin or something and it would pop-out...I recently discovered it's called Dermatographism: " Normally people skin becomes red and sometimes itchy when irritated...not mine. Here's a great description of what happens:

"basically if you use an object (such as the end of a spoon handle) to write your name on your arm without too much force, the result is the appearance of your name on your skin in the form of itchy raised red welts. This occurs within a couple of minutes or less. "

The part it left out is that it itches like hell. The more you scratch it the itchier it gets. Sometimes it's really torturous. Apparently it only affects 2-5% of the population...lucky me >_<

But on the bright side, it's always fun to creep out a friend or store a phone number or something if you don't have paper to write it on. For me it lasts around 45 minutes...and since it itches, you won't forget to write it down. lol

Plus, I can mimic Harry Potter and his lightning scar...LOL