@chloemarie1992: This is Functional Neurological Disorder🧡 In this moment during my flare up in January my speech disappeared. I knew exactly what I wanted to say but no matter how hard I tried, the words wouldn’t come… My brain wasn’t able to send the signals it needed to. I knew why. I’d already pushed through so much that day. I’d ignored the warning signs cos I wanted to keep going, to keep showing up, to keep trying. But FND has a way of reminding u that ur body always has the final say. This was my nervous system sayin “Enough. U need to stop.” So many of us have spent years pushing through pain, fatigue & symptoms cos we’re scared of letting people down or being seen as lazy. But with FND, pushing through isn’t always strength. Sometimes it’s the very thing that causes our symptoms to become more severe. For me that day, it meant losing my speech. That’s what FND does. It can steal ur voice, ur movement, ur balance, ur independence & ur confidence. One minute u can seem fine & the next ur fighting to do things most people never have to think about. I’ve had to learn my triggers, find my patterns, ease my body back to feelin safe again & reset my nervous system to get to where I am. Its an ongoing daily routine, keeping a tight eye on what my bodies telling me🧡 We spend so much energy hiding our worst moments to make other people comfortable but hiding them also hides the truth. FND is a real neurological condition. It deserves the same understanding, respect & compassion as any other neurological disorder. We shouldn’t have to prove we’re ill just because our disability doesn’t always look the same. So before u tell someone they’re “too young” “don’t look sick” or that they “don’t look disabled”… remember this video. This is what trying as hard as u possibly can, can look like. We shouldn’t have to fight our own nervous system AND fight to be believed!💪🏼🔥 Until every person with FND is believed, respected & given the care they deserve, I’ll keep using my voice. Even on the days FND tries to take it away. #fnd #myjourney #awareness #truth #fyp

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Tuesday 21 July 2026 18:02:59 GMT