Moha Frikraft is an influencer and spokesperson in the functional world and has written several books. She describes herself as a driven, creative initiator and a 99.9% happy person. On the Instagram account @synligfastosynlig, Moha openly and honestly shares her life with CP, NPF and daily anxiety. In the future, she dreams of making a documentary about her life: "My driving force is my disabilities and I want to make them visible in every way I can!"
Hi Moha! Who are you?
– My name is Moha Frikraft and I am almost 35 years old. I had a very complicated birth injury when I was born, dyskinetic CP, which was determined to be 97% disability. As an adult, I have also been diagnosed with ADHD and autism on paper.
I live with personal assistance 24/7, which is extremely difficult and takes a lot of energy, while at the same time necessary for me to be free like any other woman.
I dream of falling in love and having a family, but first the ignorance has to be removed and dates have to be planned.
You have almost 14,000 followers on Instagram. Tell us about your account, what do you want to give your followers?
– Yes, it's not much but it's a start. My idea is that the more people who follow me, the more knowledge about differences grows. I am a driven woman and a creative initiator. That's why I want to reach more people through my social media.
On Instagram I am open and extremely honest about how I live with CP, NPF and daily anxiety. But it is incredibly difficult to be honest and genuine on social media. I feel that people find it a bit scary to really hear the truth - which makes it harder to reach more people, at the same time I believe that this is just the beginning and that social media will be more genuine in the future.
If I could wish for something to change on my Instagram, I would wish for more collaborations from companies.
You have both visible and invisible diagnoses, how does it affect you in everyday life?
– I think that today's society has a lot of ignorance for those of us who live "outside the box". Every day I experience values and misinterpretations of myself, how I speak and how I move.
I usually say that the invisible diagnoses are my most difficult disabilities. By that I mean that most people see that I am in a wheelchair and have spasms in my right arm. But they don't see the inner chaos in my head, they don't see that I have great difficulties with word comprehension and communication/interaction. People also don't see the confusion that arises when my inner stress is extremely high and that the emotions of the people around me affect me daily.
Society doesn't see that I am a trained nutritionist, personal trainer, and music producer, as I was labeled as "society is not ready for you," just because I have and am dependent on personal assistants.
Thanks to my diagnoses, which I see as my strengths in everyday life, treatment and human rights have become a great interest!
What makes you happy?
– I am 99.9% always happy and see life's challenges as a plus! Something that I appreciate is praise and when someone appreciates what I do and is passionate about. I am best when I am a leader and stand on stage and lecture or when I have my book signings. There I am professional and like to socialize with my buyers/followers which is easier than spontaneously chatting with my personal assistants. Private Moha is happy when she spends her life with her animals and at the gym.
What makes you angry?
– I am a happy person who rarely gets angry! However, I am deeply hurt and offended when people misinterpret me as angry and acting out because I communicate in a different way.
It happens every day that people think my way is wrong. This is because my NPF diagnoses make it more difficult to interact socially. I see so much lack of knowledge in adults' treatment of differences, especially from those who claim to know and understand how I live, which makes me afraid of the dark.
The environment reacts to their emotions, instead of meeting people on an individual level. I am very honest with my emotions but society interprets me as angry and acting out, when in fact I am insecure, scared and need a break to relieve my brain stress.
What do you dream about in the future?
– I have a dream of becoming a mother but am faced with prejudices on a daily basis that have created obstacles for me. Daters have even said that I am unattractive, many seem to think that I am paralyzed in the lower abdomen and that I have sex with my assistants. But that is really not the case. I also want to be able to fall in love, have a family and so on. The fact that someone else caused serious problems at my birth should not hinder my chance of having a partner, having children – becoming a family!
I dream of reaching out to more people. My belief is that the more people who give me the chance to tell about my everyday life, the less ignorance there will be in society. My driving force is my disabilities and making them visible in the way I can. I am already a spokesperson in the functional world but want to reach all of humanity.
Something I also dream of is to make a documentary about my life. For that I need more funding and someone who believes in me. I am looking for a filmmaker/producer who understands my NPF diagnoses and wants to invest 100% in my story and in me. It is difficult, but I am not giving up just yet.
What would you like to say to our readers?
– Keep going!
Any tips you want to share?
– Remember that you are unique just as you are and there are professionals you can talk to. Find your own inner strength. In everything I do, I include the messages:
Dare to be yourself
Accept life as it is
Making the invisible visible
Everything is possible
Glitter in everyday life?
– My social media, the gym, my daily activities, lecturing, signing my book series and the relationship with my animals and my parents. Probably a lot more because I only do fun things in my life!
Thank you so much, Moha, for letting us talk to you! 💜💖
Photo: Karin Törnblom, Felicia Margineanu
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