I have now come to think that the diagnosis of FND is essentially a way to dismiss adverse effects and withdrawal symptoms.

The true medicine I finally discovered was creating a safe environment; a physical and emotional sanctuary where my nervous system could finally step out of survival mode and into peace.

The conventional Western classification systems of health conditions are based on flawed science shaped by reductionist, hierarchical, and profit-driven ideologies. THEN wants to create a new paradigm built upon principles drawn from systems science, the life course perspective, developmental neurobiology, and other evidence-informed studies.