HELP!!!

[Ariffien]

Hey, so for about 2 years everytime i go to a store or somewhere with a lot of people i feel like im getting poked with a pin in my face, head, and shoulders. its not like when your hand goes numb, it just feels like im getting poked with one pin at a time and in different areas. Also, this does NOT happen when im exercising, a lot of people have asked me if it was before. So yeah its gets really...

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
There is no medical or neurological condition which describes such symptoms of pins poking only at certain occasions. Parasthesia can present as poking sensations but it is not present only at certain times and not at others. I suggest you to consult a psychiatrist and get phobias and OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder ) ruled out.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[maatson]

This is known as 'Enetophobia', (basically related to fear of pins and needles) which is related to traumatic events in childhood. Since you are getting is in a crowd, it may be related to a social phobia as well, and thus could be a variant of this basic disorder. Neurolinguistic programming, hypnotherapy, counselling help.