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attention teens!

Sat, 11/13/2010 - 23:46

Hello, teens! :)

First off, living with epilepsy does not have to suck as much as you think. And it certainly does NOT make you strange, abnormal, or anything. You're just a normal person who has seizures.

Second off, my name's Annie, and I just started a blog, The Madding Crowd, and it's especially for teens living with epilepsy and/or anxiety/depression. The blog was just started today (Nov. 13), so it's EXTREMELY new (and only has, like, one post...), but it'll get better. 

I'm planning on not only giving advice on epilepsy and a/d, but also annoying things like school. 

If you're remotely interested, the address is: www.inthemaddingcrowd.com 

Trust me, this is not a sales pitch. I know what it's like being a teenager with epilepsy, anxiety, AND depression, and being on a gazillion meds. It sucks royally. And my blog is an attempt from a somewhat-peer (I'm 22, so I still recall high school life) to help you through it. 

Annie<3

Comments

Re: attention teens!

Submitted by Annie Elizabeth on Tue, 2010-11-23 - 14:03

OMGsh I remember that happening to me!

In high school, it happened in marching band practice. My section leaders would call out drills and such, and I would have a seizure, then I would be good, but I wouldn't have any idea of what was going on, and I would be totally confused. I'd be like, "What's going on?" And I remember one time when one really mean section leader was like, "Why didn't you pay attention the first time?" I actually got pissed off enough that I just said, "Hey, man, I have epilepsy, and I had a seizure, probably. Just tell me the drill again." 

People can be so... infuriating... sometimes. But it's only because of their ignorance. 

If I wasn't so angry, I probably wouldn't have told her I had epilepsy, though. I was just that mad. Luckily, she didn't go around telling everyone else. 

OMGsh I remember that happening to me!

In high school, it happened in marching band practice. My section leaders would call out drills and such, and I would have a seizure, then I would be good, but I wouldn't have any idea of what was going on, and I would be totally confused. I'd be like, "What's going on?" And I remember one time when one really mean section leader was like, "Why didn't you pay attention the first time?" I actually got pissed off enough that I just said, "Hey, man, I have epilepsy, and I had a seizure, probably. Just tell me the drill again." 

People can be so... infuriating... sometimes. But it's only because of their ignorance. 

If I wasn't so angry, I probably wouldn't have told her I had epilepsy, though. I was just that mad. Luckily, she didn't go around telling everyone else. 

Re: attention teens!

Submitted by trentonbest on Fri, 2010-11-26 - 09:40
Luckily I know whenever I have one!  People just never know what it is, so I don't like telling people that I have that.  It's kind of sad.

Re: attention teens!

Submitted by Annie Elizabeth on Fri, 2010-11-26 - 12:29
I can usually tell whenever I have one -- usually just because my head will hurt really badly afterwards, and I'll feel really sleepy (and will, therefore, usually sleep for forever). But I don't get auras, and when I wake up from my nap, I never remember having had it. So my parents or someone has to tell me that it happened.

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