Research Explanation for the development of FND: answering why did this happened to me? Why deep breathing helps intermittently?

Hi there, I have put together a research I have completed regarding about the origin of FND. Hope it helps/shed some light for you or those who still struggle to understand why you got the FND diagnosis. And why it is common to some children. And why meditation helps reduce FND symptoms, psychiatric medications or validation about your symptoms.

If you want to further research look at DSM-5.

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So this is just personal research, to connect the dots. So FND is already very well known from awhile back. I have not used APA referencing, so if you click the links, it would be easier to just read them straight from the sources.

References:

1) ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl....

2) goodtherapy.org/learn-about...

3) keltymentalhealth.ca/somati...

4) ptsd.va.gov/professional/tr...

5) Bessel Van Der Kolk, the Body keeps score (Book)

[Lady4]

Thanks, I can relate to that but in our 2nd year but hopefully help newly diagnosed, such a mindfield with little or no support (except support sites like ours).I think my sons FND symptoms are "unconscious somitization (emotional processing)", however he would disagree but the word "unconscious" says it all and highlights the struggle to help loved ones with the condition.

Also, I would add "biological sensitivity" Regional Chronic Pain Syndrome.

Fell last Monday and is still experiencing concussion sensations nearly too weeks on. Think this started after several falls on his right knee previously and expecting pain and therefore senses heightened.

[Jellofabulous]

A lot of this I agree with. However it feels a little oversimplified and that it’s leaning more towards we’re “converting” our emotions into symptoms. It’s much more complicated than that, and doctors don’t even have it figured out yet. There is often a physical cause (surgery, concussion, car accident) alongside a genetic predisposition. I believe FND is a dysregulated nervous system, and learning how to care for ourselves properly is super important. We’re not attention seeking. And we’re not just mentally ill.

[Greenisthegot in reply to Jellofabulous]

Yes, you are right. There is a reason to why I oversimplified.

Physical trauma can cause emotional distress. If physical trauma is treated the autonomic nervous system is regulated.

However, emotions needs to be addressed as well. We repond better to physical pain, but we forget to address emotions sometimes. I posted emotional distress because at times, it is the most forgotten to be treated. If it builds up, it becomes a disease because it affects the ANS. It begins to manifest into different chronic conditions such as FND

Here is the link I attached

It is a website that explains a bit about it.

keltymentalhealth.ca/somati....

Then the body keeps score provides an indepth explanation.

[210272]

Very interesting. There are, however, a lot of causes of 'dizziness' and the one in the link is somewhat misleading because it is the sensation of motion that causes the cortisol release and it's usually not the other way around, IE the cortisol causing the sensation of motion.

[210272]

I hope that works for you I was just concerned that the one link about 'dizziness' seemed misleading to me.

[Greenisthegot in reply to 210272]

You make an interesting point, can you further described what makes it misleading?

[210272 in reply to Greenisthegot]

I can't find the link now but there are many different causes of 'dizziness' and with these conditions 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing' because unless doctors know the cause, they won't get the treatment right (where there are treatments available, that is). However I think the issue I had with it is that some people may produce cortisol as a result of becoming off balance (at least initially) but the link seemed to suggest that it is the cortisol that initiates the symptoms. Testing for cortisol would have to happen very quickly for them to prove anything and it is rarely offered because of that.

There is also a need to differentiate between clinical anxiety (where they might find cortisol if they checked for it fast enough) and circumstantial anxiety IE when someone can't work because of their symptoms and may, understandably, become anxious if they can't pay their bills or afford the diets they need.