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I’ve been asked what caused my functional neurological disorder (FND). The truth is it’s connected to domestic violence. While I have a sensitive nervous system from a brain injury, my FND came from abuse - which is textbook FND.

I was in an emotionally abusive relationship for almost five years. The tipping point was when he sexually assaulted me. My nervous system was in constant fight-or-flight mode for years, and eventually it crashed. Interestingly, this happened while I was in a safe environment with a supportive (new) partner - but apparently that’s normal.

I did a lot of therapy after leaving the relationship and I think that’s why my recovery is going well. It was for sure one of those situations you don’t realize how bad it was until you’re removed. I became a shell of a person from the abuse. Regardless, some days I can walk to the mailbox and my speech is improving. My seizures are less aggressive as well.

I think most people know how shy I am, but I’m sharing this to raise awareness about the long-term impact of domestic violence and to show that recovery is possible.

#fnd #dv #survivor

lascitasdelashoras

Jack Russell

angelicguy

people who are obsessed with IQ would buckle if there was a number associated with how pleasant you are to interact with

First fun thing I’ve done in months and I didn’t have a seizure!!

#Sloan

Great news! I got a diagnosis! I have functional neurological disorder with functional seizures. So there isn’t any permanent damage going on and I can hopefully get better.

#fnd

catmat

When you're sick, time gets hazy.

Days blur into weeks, weeks into years. You spend so much time just surviving one painful, exhausting day at a time, that you don’t notice the calendar flipping.

Then one day you pause, look back and realize: a whole decade slipped through your fingers while you were just trying to make it to tomorrow.