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Re:'The answer cannot be nothing': The battle over Canada's ... by nickhodge on Sunday January 11, 2026 @04:45AM (#46574064)
FND == neurologist gaslighting the patient. Formerly known as hysteria.
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Re:'The answer cannot be nothing': The battle over Canada's ... by whimsicalism on Sunday January 11, 2026 @11:41AM (#46577228)
FND is a useful label because it helps provide clarity, feeling of responsiveness, and direction towards effective treatments like CBT, rather than calling a patient experiencing real discomfort/disability ‘hysterical’.

i do think we have to think hard about how we want to deal with the rapid expansion of FNDs and social contagion.

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