<p>Imagine your brain’s hardware is perfect, but the software is glitching so badly your body stops working.</p><p>We sit down with Erum, a biochemist who navigates the world with a rare and often misunderstood condition: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). We Raw Dog into the fascinating science behind the diagnosis. Basically her brain has a "software glitch" but the hardware is pristine. So how, and why is it causing the left side of her body to physically fail during flare-ups? Erum shares her harrowing and resilient story, from a terrifying ER visit where doctors suspected a brain tumor or MS, to the "magic trick" test that finally led to her FND diagnosis. We discuss the profound connection between her condition and a history of severe childhood trauma, including growing up as a child of deaf adults (CODA) and surviving abuse. Plus, we talk about the healing power of boxing and how FND finally forced her to stop people-pleasing.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EVgIbBQOxtKJ4qjAlfeutzZRfCGV8nb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can watch this entire episode over on YouTube</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Sickboy on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sickboypodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sickboypodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://discord.gg/expeUDN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a>.</p>

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CBC

Childhood Trauma Caused a 'Software Glitch' in my Brain | Functional Neurological Disorder

NOV 19, 202558 MIN
Sickboy

Childhood Trauma Caused a 'Software Glitch' in my Brain | Functional Neurological Disorder

NOV 19, 202558 MIN

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<p>Imagine your brain’s hardware is perfect, but the software is glitching so badly your body stops working.</p><p>We sit down with Erum, a biochemist who navigates the world with a rare and often misunderstood condition: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). We Raw Dog into the fascinating science behind the diagnosis. Basically her brain has a "software glitch" but the hardware is pristine. So how, and why is it causing the left side of her body to physically fail during flare-ups? Erum shares her harrowing and resilient story, from a terrifying ER visit where doctors suspected a brain tumor or MS, to the "magic trick" test that finally led to her FND diagnosis. We discuss the profound connection between her condition and a history of severe childhood trauma, including growing up as a child of deaf adults (CODA) and surviving abuse. Plus, we talk about the healing power of boxing and how FND finally forced her to stop people-pleasing.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EVgIbBQOxtKJ4qjAlfeutzZRfCGV8nb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can watch this entire episode over on YouTube</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Sickboy on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sickboypodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sickboypodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://discord.gg/expeUDN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a>.</p>