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Is it normal to get a good, tingling sensation & chills from head to toe when your arms, legs, feet are stroked.or rubbed? what causes that feeling?

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Dr. Louise Andrew answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Assuming not a joke: ...most women will get a good tingling sensation and possibly even chills from head to toe when they receive this kind of loving touch. It means you are a sensitive person with well developed nerve endings!

Answered 12/3/2020

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