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Talking about threats, checkout this hate mail that I received:https://fndnope.org/posts?postId=87#comment-439

Thanks, @S. F. I think there is actually quite a bit of irony in this exchange.One of the central reasons this site exists is because I am concerned about diagnostic closure around FND, the dismissal of legitimate scepticism, and the tendency for professional authority to sometimes substitute for actually demonstrati

Initial interview with Christine Aumann, Maddie Aumann’s mother, on REAL TALK 93.3FM, discussing Maddie’s Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) diagnosis, her subsequent medical journey, and the impact the FND diagnosis had on her care.From https://www.facebook.com/RealTalk933fm/videos/1095299976492411/

Glad she finally got answers and that treatment actually helped.What bothers me is how often people in these stories have to spend half the post apologizing so they don’t offend anyone who has an FND diagnosis. You shouldn’t have to do that to say “they missed something treatable.”That reflex, protect the label first,

Similar case shared on the FB Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1551839625936156/permalink/1741915683595215/

LOL, I love this quote‘That’s good that it’s all in your head, because that’s where your brain is.’

Since you mentioned that you are a nurse, I would also be very interested in your perspective on a post I wrote: When Nursing Education Reinforces a Diagnosis.It looks at an Australian FND nursing education guide that explicitly encourages nurses to reinforce the diagnosis and discusses patient scepticism, pursuit of a

As you have done with letters posted to you (for public record), here is the one I received.To FNDNope,I am absolutely furious about what you are doing.You present yourselves as a platform for scepticism and critical discussion around Functional Neurological Disorder, but from where I am standing, what you are actually

You chose to post a lengthy response on my website, address me directly, question my honesty, and then instruct me not to respond. You do not get to enter my space, make allegations about me, and then declare that only your account may remain on the record.I never stated that the character was you. I acknowledge the re

A critical examination of Functional Neurological Disorder, exploring whether medication side effects and withdrawal symptoms are sometimes misclassified as psychological or “functional” neurological problems.https://rxisk.org/functional-neurological-disorder/

Theoretically, we have freedom of speech on this side of the world too 😄 Although I'm not entirely convinced my country would go out of its way to defend me, they'd probably throw me under the bus if given half a chance, hehe.But there will be other battles worth fighting. For my part, I'm going to try to keep things c

You’re right that this argument is applied unevenly mostly to conditions historically called psychogenic and mainly affecting women.I was surprised when I first delved into the literature how nebulous things were not at all like the hard sciences we are used to. Medicine balances known evidence against unknowns with pr