Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Meet Brian.

He’s the oppossum that personifies my FND (Functionsl Neurological Disorder).
He‘s the reason I freeze when I feel threatened.
He only wants to help us survive.
But he doesn’t realise, that he isn’t threatened by a wild fox but only my thoughts…
He can’t control it. It’s a reflex called tonic Immobility.
He’s not faking it or ”playing dead“.
When he’s frozen, his abilitie to feel pain is reduced, he’s stiff and completly paralyzed.
But it’s only temporary, movement always comes back.
The freezing just lasts a few minutes or a hours.

#MentalHealth #Depression #MajorDepressiveDisorder #Catatonia #DissociationDisorders #dissociativedisorders #FND #CPTSD

Meet Brian.

He’s the oppossum that personifies my FND (Functionsl Neurological Disorder).
He‘s the reason I freeze when I feel threatened.
He only wants to help us survive.
But he doesn’t realise, that he isn’t threatened by a wild fox but only my thoughts…
He can’t control it. It’s a reflex called tonic Immobility.
He’s not faking it or ”playing dead“.
When he’s frozen, his abilitie to feel pain is reduced, he’s stiff and completly paralyzed.
But it’s only temporary, movement always comes back.
The freezing just lasts a few minutes or a hours.

#MentalHealth #Depression #MajorDepressiveDisorder #Catatonia #DissociationDisorders #dissociativedisorders #FND #CPTSD

Today was strange.
I was dissociating for 4 hours straights and am still a little foggy.
I was frozen and fell asleep for two hours (with waking again while being frozen).
Then I was frozen in episodes that started and ended while derealising and depersonalising.
It was really strange.
My legs were frozen in the same position for over an hour.
In the end I asked for help from my mom who helped me get up and move again.
By the time I was crying as I couldn’t move on my own or speak to explain myself.
She helped me move up and
Over time movement and feeling came again

Now I am just exhausted.

This time it was triggered by an fried of mine who stayed over and the fear of the clinic.

I realised now that the clinic itself is specialised in my condition called Functional Neurological Disorder (Or older name Conversion Disorder).

That is such a win. Still I’m nervous about all the people and so on.
Hope it will all work out.

Also here’s an website for anyone who‘s interested in the condition.

neurosymptoms.org/en

[Picture by Kinga Howard, Unsplash]

#MentalHealth #DissociationDisorders #dissociativedisorders #Catatonia #Depression #CPTSD

Today was strange.
I was dissociating for 4 hours straights and am still a little foggy.
I was frozen and fell asleep for two hours (with waking again while being frozen).
Then I was frozen in episodes that started and ended while derealising and depersonalising.
It was really strange.
My legs were frozen in the same position for over an hour.
In the end I asked for help from my mom who helped me get up and move again.
By the time I was crying as I couldn’t move on my own or speak to explain myself.
She helped me move up and
Over time movement and feeling came again

Now I am just exhausted.

This time it was triggered by an fried of mine who stayed over and the fear of the clinic.

I realised now that the clinic itself is specialised in my condition called Functional Neurological Disorder (Or older name Conversion Disorder).

That is such a win. Still I’m nervous about all the people and so on.
Hope it will all work out.

Also here’s an website for anyone who‘s interested in the condition.

neurosymptoms.org/en

[Picture by Kinga Howard, Unsplash]

#MentalHealth #DissociationDisorders #dissociativedisorders #Catatonia #Depression #CPTSD