Got my diagnosis by letter today. I'm overwhelmed
I got my neurologist letter this afternoon, and I can't even process what it says because I'm already exhausted from my pain physio appointment today and a back pain flare up that started yesterday.
It's not really a surprise, it was always an option and we slowly ruled everything else out.
I know that a lot of the overwhelm is just timing, medication changes this week >!tapering off antidepressants !< has left me more sensitive than usual.
Part of it is that I avoided learning almost anything about FND for fear that I'd influence the diagnosis.
There are things in the letter that we can do, like CBT and resources I can look at. I just need a bit of emotional hand holding while I get used to the idea.
Now it's in black and white I think I've stopped hoping it would all just disappear on its own.