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infuriated by the language in the "welcome" letter we got from the local FND Service in Devon (fnd = functional neurological disorder) which perpetuates a myth about FND

emotional/psychological stress is a risk factor for developing FND - which means you're at a higher risk of developing FND if you're experiencing or have experienced those states (for example if you're a childhood trauma survivor) - it is not a cause

FND is a condition with physical symptoms and a currently not understood cause, in which the brain and body can't talk to each other properly (leading to loss of function or sensation, and brain fog and memory issues, for example, and a type of non-epileptic seizure too)

it's diagnosed both by ruling out other stuff (like MS, which it can resemble) and also rule-in tests these days - depending on which country you're in and how much funding it gets to be explored

for some of the latest info on FND and brain differences etc please read this pdf from Nature Reviews

and once again this is not a psychogenic condition - it's a physical condition whose causes are not yet understood