{"id":5238,"date":"2026-10-12T11:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/woman-who-woke-up-with-geordie-accent-hopes-it-doesnt-change-back\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:04:10","slug":"woman-who-woke-up-with-geordie-accent-hopes-it-doesnt-change-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/woman-who-woke-up-with-geordie-accent-hopes-it-doesnt-change-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman who woke up with Geordie accent hopes it doesn&#039;t change back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-10-12 11:04:08<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A woman who went to sleep with a migraine woke up sounding like she had spent her entire life in Newcastle.<BR><br \/>\nVerity Went, 29, was born and raised in Staffordshire and had a local accent until October 4, 2023, when she awoke from a nap with a thick Geordie twang.<BR><br \/>\nShe was later diagnosed with foreign accent syndrome, a rare condition linked to functional neurological disorder (FND), which affects how the brain sends and receives signals.<BR><br \/>\nVerity said she initially feared she had suffered a stroke and was left feeling as though she had \u201ccompletely lost\u201d herself.<BR><br \/>\nShe said: \u201cAfter a couple of hours I woke up and my speech was slurred, which I\u2019m occasionally used to, but after five minutes it came back \u2013 and was Geordie.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cI was terrified. I went to the doctor straight away, and since they already knew about my FND, they kind of knew it was something to do with that rather than a stroke.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cThe doctor was so shocked, and when I asked what to do, she said she\u2019d heard about it before but never seen it, and to go to the hospital. Even though I like it now and I\u2019m used to it, at first I was so upset as I just felt I had completely lost myself and didn\u2019t know who I was anymore.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThree years on, the barber and content creator has completely embraced her unexpected accent, which has even made its way into her dreams and inner monologue.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cI feel like this is my voice now,\u201d she&#8217;s quoted by the Mirror as saying.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m so used to it, and if it changed back to my original voice, it would be just as hard to adapt back. I was told [by doctors] that foreign accent syndrome is normally long-term, if not permanent, and I\u2019m hoping it doesn\u2019t change again.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cThe mental strain is so hard, and I wouldn\u2019t want to go through it again. I believe it\u2019s permanent because of the fact it\u2019s changed [to the new accent] in my inner monologue as well, and in my dreams it has changed.<BR><br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve accepted what has happened and it has made me the person I am today \u2013 more open, understanding and appreciative of changes to life, instead of being scared of change.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nVerity said her friends and family are now so accustomed to the accent that some believe it suits her better than her original voice.<BR><br \/>\nShe added: \u201cNow that some time has passed, I love my voice. It\u2019s become who I am.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nAnd rather than fearing what comes next, she is now taking the bizarre experience in her stride.<BR><br \/>\nShe said: \u201cIt\u2019s just shown me anything can happen, and time keeps going, so I have to keep going too, no matter what life throws at me. I\u2019m excited for what the future holds \u2013 and God knows what will happen next!\u201d<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-10-12 11:04:08 A woman who went to sleep with a migraine woke up sounding like she had spent her entire life in Newcastle. 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