Does itching subside if it is ignored?

Does itching subside if it is ignored?

If you've ever had a serious case of itching you know how uncomfortable it can be. Certain nerves in your body are responsible for sensing touch, heat or cold. However, other nerves send you a prickly or itchy sensation. But the problem is that the nerves, which are triggered in your skin and your brain, are what causes you the itch sensation are the very same ones that cause you the pain sensation when you get hurt. These itch nerves send signals up and down your spine.It is difficult to ignore an itch sensation. After all, can you tell your body not to react to pain? Ignoring an itch sensation would require a very determined mind. If you're expecting it to stop itching when you ignore it then it will probably stop, after all it's just a sensation.
Just making up your mind is the difficult task here.
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