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College

Thu, 01/31/2008 - 20:30
Topic: Teen Zone
So here's one for all of the seniors and Juniors in High-school... Who is scared of college? All my friends are so pumped for it and I joke around about and talk about all the parties. So I just sit there and smile and talk about it to and put on a fake act while really its one of the scariest things for me because what happens if I have a seizure 3 hours away from my family and no one know who I am in a hospital while I'm out? Or no one notices me seizing on hard floor during a party (someone in my town died seizing on a concert side walk cause he slammed his head) I can't do the college scene, i have to avoid strobe lights, can't hang flashing christmas lights like my brothers, and I probably have to lock up my medication, and most of all I can not drink and join in without putting myself at risk. My favorite way of putting is I'm sick of living this watered down version of my life, but I live it anyways. So who else knows what I am talking about?

Comments

Re: College

Submitted by inuyasha22391 on Sun, 2008-12-14 - 19:09

Ive had epilepsy since I was 4 and I am now a senior in High School and now I am coming with doubts on colege. So I know ow you feel because I wanted to become a neuroligists since I was 4 but the struggke in class now plus I am on ome hospital my mm took me out of public so I could recover from brainsrgery easy but that did not work. I hope you have better figuring than me.

Britney Dipley

17yrs old

Ive had epilepsy since I was 4 and I am now a senior in High School and now I am coming with doubts on colege. So I know ow you feel because I wanted to become a neuroligists since I was 4 but the struggke in class now plus I am on ome hospital my mm took me out of public so I could recover from brainsrgery easy but that did not work. I hope you have better figuring than me.

Britney Dipley

17yrs old

Re: College

Submitted by daisychained on Sun, 2008-12-14 - 22:00
yeah, the idea of college was scary for me. i didn't know how i'd react to lights in clubs, etc. i haven't had a seizure in a year though because i have never missed my meds and haven't had more than 1 1/2 drinks and a couple rounds of pot. you just gotta be careful in what you do. i had a seizure in high school (my last seizure), and it was embarassing and i'm sure noone forgot it. noone mentioned it again though. if you have frequent seizures, make sure your friends know about it so they know what to do when they are around you. inform your teachers. don't be embarassed. tell your R.A. at your dorms you have epilepsy, who will notify your roommate. my friend got an epileptic roommate.

Re: College

Submitted by allyallex on Sat, 2009-03-14 - 16:03

i want to be super excited about it, but its hard. i get what you mean, its ALL of that plus the fact that my parents are the ones worrying the most, pressuring me to stay home. i altered my plans to go to a college about and hour away.

but

i cant get my licence... gotta go 6 months, so how am  i suppose to get around?

 

try to stay positive, it sucks, yeah. but its just something that we are going to havve to deal with the rest of our lives (lucky to those who are fine and congrates to those who over came them).

live normaly, and safely :] good luck

i want to be super excited about it, but its hard. i get what you mean, its ALL of that plus the fact that my parents are the ones worrying the most, pressuring me to stay home. i altered my plans to go to a college about and hour away.

but

i cant get my licence... gotta go 6 months, so how am  i suppose to get around?

 

try to stay positive, it sucks, yeah. but its just something that we are going to havve to deal with the rest of our lives (lucky to those who are fine and congrates to those who over came them).

live normaly, and safely :] good luck

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