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Living with FND: One Young Man’s Journey of Resilience, Awareness, and Hope

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) can change a life in an instant. One man’s courageous journey reveals the hidden reality of living with a condition that disrupts the brain’s ability to send and receive signals—despite normal scans and test results. Through weakness, tremors, mobility challenges, and daily unpredictability, he has discovered resilience he never knew he had. By sharing his story, he hopes to break the stigma, raise awareness, and empower others who feel unheard. His message is simple: FND is real, recovery is possible, and no one should face it alone.

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Can Forgetting Compulsions Help Heal OCD and Trauma?

Stress can play a major role in memory lapses, especially for people living with OCD and trauma. When the mind is overwhelmed by anxiety, daily pressures, or too many competing tasks, it can become harder to focus on intrusive thoughts or compulsions. Preoccupation with other responsibilities may naturally push the urge into the background, allowing it to fade over time. In this way, stress and distraction, although challenging, can sometimes disrupt the cycle of OCD by creating moments where the compulsion is forgotten.

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The Mystery of Phantom Perfume Scents

Have you ever suddenly caught a waft of a perfume you haven’t worn or owned in years, and there’s no obvious source? The scent lingers under your nose for moments at a time, taking you back to a different place or reminding you of someone. You’re not imagining it. This fascinating and often emotional experience is known as phantom smelling, and it can have many layers, scientific, emotional, and even spiritual.

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Big Pharma, Pharmacies, and Sustainable Packaging

In an era where innovation is at the forefront of healthcare, one fundamental aspect remains overlooked: accessibility and sustainability in pharmaceutical packaging. While the UK pharmaceutical industry, commonly referred to as “Big Pharma,” is known for its cutting-edge research and distribution networks, the end-user experience, particularly among vulnerable groups such as the elderly, disabled, and those with mental health challenges, is often ignored.

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Understanding Epilepsy and PIP Eligibility

Epilepsy is a long-term neurological condition that causes recurrent seizures, which are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain. These seizures can vary in frequency and intensity and may manifest as convulsions, loss of awareness, or unusual behaviours. Epilepsy affects over 600,000 people in the UK and can have a profound impact on daily life, including employment, driving, education, and mental well-being.