There is a sad presumption that FND is chosen and when we decide to change our minds we will suddenly be back to full functionality.
Honestly, how can one conceive this notion to be true? Why would you choose to live in a state of such grief? The opposite is the actuality.
It's scary, being stripped of your own independence and ability to look after yourself. This is not at all what you chose or how you imagined life.
Freedom, autonomy, the bonds of human support and connection are what you would any day take back and happily trade for the strife.
This diagnosis comes with insurmountable loss, and the fear of it ever being rebuilt is hard when you're constantly invalidated in your situation.
Yes, research says you can attain recovery. However, not acknowledging someone in their present only debilitates and causes miscommunication.
So no, in case you were wondering, FND is not a choice. Whether it is due to pain, infection or trauma, that's not the point; the person has suffered a huge disconnect.
It's beneficial to imagine what you would feel like if your body endured such loss and maybe, in this space, empathy you can elect.
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