You haven’t lost yourself.
FND didn’t take you out of the story.
It changed the angle you’re seeing it from.
Different perspective. Different pace.
Still you. Still here.
That counts.
#FND #FNDaware
Living with FND means doing things
most people do without thinking.
Moving. Speaking. Standing.
All are deliberate acts
costing energy and requiring focus.
So if you made it through today,
that counts.
Even if no one else saw the effort.
FND + mobility aids = empowerment. For many living with Functional Neurological Disorder, these tools aren’t defeats, they’re freedom. Use what helps you move through the world. 💙
#FND #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #MobilityAids #FNDAware #ChronicIllnessSupport
Before #FND,
it was called Conversion Disorder, “Hysteria,”
even “Demonic Possession” in the West.
Over 3,000 years ago, early diagnoses were recorded, mainly in women.
For centuries Western medicine stayed focused there.
The condition didn’t change.
The labels did.
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#FNDaware
FND makes people uncomfortable
because it doesn’t behave the way they expect.
Not “visible enough” to feel physical
Not “psychological enough” to feel mental
So people default to doubt.
The condition isn’t confusing.
Our expectations of illness are.
#FND #FNDaware
Small tricks that can help during a flare-up of symptoms:
Distract → Remember, this too shall pass.
Shift your breathing rhythm, take deep long breathe.
You’re grounding your brain, remember the flare-up is now but not forever.
If you're lucky, the flare-up stops.
#FND #FNDaware
FND, explained simply:
Your brain sends signals like
“move,” “speak,” “stand.”
With FND, the signal gets scrambled
on the way.
The body isn’t broken.
The message just doesn’t land.
It’s not imagined.
It’s neurological.
#FND #FNDaware
In the East: “Visceral Agitation,” “Rebellion Counterflow,” “Insanity.”
Seen as Qi or Vata imbalance.
Diagnosing #FND has long been forcing a square peg into a round hole.
The name changed.
The bias didn’t, especially gender bias.
tinyurl.com/2t8mtm2c, tinyurl.com/y56wbcp6
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Bill Auchter
Bill Auchter
Myth: “FND is a diagnosis of exclusion.”
Fact: There are tests to positively diagnose #FND.
Think:
• software issue
• not hardware issue
Medicine is still catching up to that idea.
April is FND Awareness Month
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For example, Hoover's Test (seen below) is one of the tests to get to a diagnosis. (Stone, J., & Sharpe, M. (2001). Hoover’s sign. Practical Neurology, 1(1), 50–53. litfl.com/wp-content/u...)
