Colleen, I have finished listening to the attachments you provided and, if I can be totally honest, I continue to hear undertones of "psychological, psychiatric, related to stress, related to trauma", etc., etc., which does not help me in accepting the Dx of FND. I had childhood trauma, but I didn't have any of my symptoms until in my 70's. I have had trauma throughout my life, but I didn't have any stressful, traumatic event preceding the onset of symptoms. Problems with my gait were noted years before my symptoms began, but nothing was pursued, only noted. I could go on, but the bottom line is that I still see Drs and therapists thinking of this as related to psychological or psychiatric conditions, and I object to that strongly. I do not mean to offend you if your attempts to help me, please don't think that. I am just not convinced that what I have is related to stress, etc. And it is offensive to me that the medical profession, though seemingly trying to overshadow the psychosomatic indications of FND, still has that underlying belief. I am probably oversensitive to this because of the many hurtful things said to me, or implied. Thank you for the information, I really do appreciate it. I guess I am hopelessly oversensitive.
P