Thankyou that means a lot 😁🙏

Thanks dude, that’s really kind 🙏

Thanks 🙏 - wasn’t sure if this is technically correct as I’m not a neuroscientist, just a musician trying to make sense of all this stuff!

Ok thanks🙏 - so maybe I can use this way of thinking and explaining one of the mechanisms behind FND

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4/I don't dispute that for a subset of #FND patients repression/dissociation is an issue that can make symptoms worse. However for many the exact opposite is true, the traumatic memory or triggering event is TOO vivid - and thats a big part of the problem

6/Not all FND patients have psychological trauma, and in those where trauma is a contributing factor, there is still a lot of variability and complexity

5/This is why rigid theories like Freudian conversion disorder frequently fail FND patients – they are too narrow and simplistic and don't allow for the complexity and variability within FND – in terms of causation, individual response etc

3/The theory is the traumatic memory is not processed into long term memory storage, so the brain ends up stuck and hyperdefensive, constantly reliving the event and watching for similar dangers. In this hyper aroused state it often misinterprets harmless stimuli as a threat.