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Hi, I'm not sure if this is still active but I just stumbled across this. I was diagnosed at the end of 2008 with conversion disorder myself. I mostly had the seizures and weakness. At times I did black out and go blind briefly. I spent a lot of years well recovered and it seems like my symptoms are returning with slight memory loss first because I'm under a lot of stress. (This tells me it's time to action caring for myself so I don't go full blown with symptoms again). Conversion disorder most often presents itself in people who have been through some sort of sexual abuse, though not immediately. The sexual abuse is the underlying trauma and all the other everyday stuff piles on top and ends up being the straw that broke the camel's back so to speak. I highly recommend therapy as that was the most effective tool for me.
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Hi, I'm not sure if this is still active but I just stumbled across this. I was diagnosed at the end of 2008 with conversion disorder myself. I mostly had the seizures and weakness. At times I did black out and go blind briefly. I spent a lot of years well recovered and it seems like my symptoms are returning with slight memory loss first because I'm under a lot of stress. (This tells me it's time to action caring for myself so I don't go full blown with symptoms again). Conversion disorder most often presents itself in people who have been through some sort of sexual abuse, though not immediately. The sexual abuse is the underlying trauma and all the other everyday stuff piles on top and ends up being the straw that broke the camel's back so to speak. I highly recommend therapy as that was the most effective tool for me.
March 20, 2014 - 11:51amThis Comment
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