Renfrew woman is using art to fight her neurological disorder

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An artist is tackling her Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) by painting amazing art pieces.FND is a medical condition in which there is a problem with the functioning of the nervous system and how the brain and body sends and receives messages and signals.Mhairi Chambers was diagnosed with the disorder in 2019 and since then, has faced declining mental health. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. However, to combat this, Mhairi turned to art and has credited it for saving her life and has created a large 5x6ft abstract piece called Beauty from the Beast which is currently on display at The Big Art Show in Paisley.Mhairi, 40 and lives in Birch Way, said: “I am incredibly proactive around my mental health and my condition.

I have learned to accept it and I have learned loads about it."There are a lot of symptoms that go along with the disorder and due to all of that, I collapsed trying to keep myself well so I became very dark and I happened to be working away with paintings.“Within Beauty from the Beast, the large work, I actually have written down the side ‘this is not going to kill me.’ Art work has literally saved my life and it has continued to do so.

If it wasn’t for this art, I would not feel like I had a purpose.”Mhairi saw submissions for The Big Art Show at a time where she was already planning on getting her art submitted into the show.FND has made Mhairi’s everyday life fairly difficult and there are times where she cannot get out of bed and the disorder