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Hi there. I'm 15 years old and have been diagnosed with conversion disorder for about a year now. Conversion disorder is very tricky to diagnose and treat, because there is so little known about it. I live in Australia and have been admitted to hospital where I met a few people that were around my age who also have CD, and we were lucky enough to have a doctor who is doing some serious research and awareness work. Luckily I myself have not had any impolite doctors, however one of the other teens I met in hospital had a horrible experience with other doctors, her mother had been told that it was all her fault that her daughter has this disorder. I myself suffer from nonepileptic seizures, paralysis, and muscle spasms as well as the inability to breath for about 30 seconds various times during the day, and, although it isn't blindness as per say, my eyes do not open until around midday, and resist any forceful opening.

I hope you daughter gets better soon, and good luck with everything