1/Here's a mega thread on what I know about #FND and how to have the best chance of beating it. It's just my personal view- so not set in stone - I hope people will find it helpful.
2/What is FND and how do you treat it?
Like many illnesses the causes of FND are complex and multifactorial. However it seems to me that with most FND there is a common underlying theme. One of the core engines of FND is the brains threat detection system.
Dec 22, 2022 • 18 tweets • 8 min read
1/Something that is rarely discussed in the medical literature around #FND is the mental health impact on a patient of being repeatedly told they have repressed psychological trauma when in fact they don't.
2/Having your experience of a disabling and very serious neurological illness negated and invalidated year after year, and being told by medical professionals you have trauma when you don't, can over time actually end up being very traumatising.
Aug 15, 2022 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
1/ FND is often described by researchers as an 'error of predictive processing' in the brain.
But what does this mean?
Lets break it down -
2/We'll start with a simple example-
You are sitting at a table, and on that table is a glass of water. You reach out to pick up the glass of water and raise it to your mouth to drink.
Aug 3, 2022 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
What you need to know about FND
1/FND is a problem to do with the way the brain and nervous system sends and receives signals
2/FMRI brain scans have shown disruptions to several key brain areas, including the amygdala, insular cortex and temporo parietal junction, meaning FND is now viewed by leading researchers as a ‘brain network disorder’
