Any nurses here? I have body lice

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I don't say thus lightly but its not scabies. I have localised untense itching and can pick off visible

Good luck. Hope they can sort you out.

Aye it's called delusional parasitosis.
Psych experts believe that the relatively modern Morgellon's syndrome is basically a new incarnation of it. They think the original case came from a woman (whom the name came from) who had d.p. & 'factitious disorder imposed on another' (formerly Munchausen by proxy). She believed she was finding fibres on her child's skin.
It really grew legs and became a thing (power of suggestion).

Re eyelash mites, we all have those but they're not visible to the naked eye. I remember a show on tv about mental health care in the community. There was a woman who had d.p. She was bringing little vials of bugs to her doctor saying they were living on her eyelashes & skin. The doctor identified they were bedbugs. Bedbugs are a real thing, but they don't live on our eyelashes.
Anyway, I hope the OP gets the right help from the G. P.

The doctor was very good. We looked at the mysterious things under microscope and they are fluff. He was not patronising. He said it was possibly an allergy to my cat, to try to stop scratching, take antihistamines and asked whether I was very stressed (yes). I won't go into my personal circumstances further, but as people suggested, stress was a factor in the itching.
I will change my soap and shampoo.
Thank you folks for your thoughts and suggestions, it did help.

The doctor also explained that when we scratch a lot, we bring up dead skin and other stuff.

And you get into an itch/scratch cycle too
Skin itches, you scratch, the skin gets irritated and feels itchy so you scratch it and the cycle continues

Well done for going and what a relief it isn't actual bugs.

When my smallest had excess they told us about the scratch-itch cycle making it worse. But its so hard not to itch!

We had an amazing mousse when one of mine had chickenpox that relieved it a lot but I can't remember the name! No idea if it soothes generally or not though so may not help.

Cold water bottle? Pressure?

And I'm super allergic to cats :( but unless the cat was new isn't that unlikely? I'd try antihistamines daily though as they'd said to see if it can relieve it a bit.

Good luck.

I'm glad the dr was kind and that your got some answers. All the best op xx

Poxclin might be the mousse @LotsOfBalloons

Oooh yes that's it! It was the only thing that helped the itching for my girls but no idea if that's just chicken pox itch or any itch!

I'm glad the GP gave you good advice, OP. The antihistamines should help, and if you can force yourself not to scratch (easier said than done!), you won't get stuck in an itch-scratch cycle. Using a plain body lotion and non-bio laundry detergent might also help if you have dry or sensitive skin.

Glad it isn't anything sinister and hope it all settles down soon .

To help stop the itch/scratch cycle put socks on your hands so you can't scratch enough to damage the skin while you sleep. Glad the doctor got to the root of the issue OP and I'm pleased for you that you don't have skin bugs, must be a relief to know that.

Glad it wasn't lice. Hopefully the itching will calm down a bit sooner... I imagine the thought of lice was probably making you feel itchier.