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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 trentonbest on Mon, 2010-11-29 - 12:01
I have no auraus either, but I know when I have had one, just because of the feeling afterward.  It's undescribable.  Nothing hurts, it just feels weird.  Unless someone is trying to wake me up or something, I won't have time to think about me having had one.  Haha.  What kind of seizures do you have?  I seem to have them more at school then I do on the weekends for some reason.  I guess just more activity....

Re: attention teens!

Submitted by Annie Elizabeth on Mon, 2010-11-29 - 20:04

I have partial seizures. I guess it's weird that I don't get auras because I read that most people with those types of seizures do get them.

Maybe your school seizures have to do with more stress? I think I remember reading somewhere that increased stress can lead to seizures. It seems to make sense, because sometimes when you're really stressed, you hyperventillate, and that's one of the things that doctors make you do on tests to try to get you to have them. 

It could definitely be other things, though, I was just saying stress as a possibility because... well... school is a prime place for stress to take place. 

 

I have partial seizures. I guess it's weird that I don't get auras because I read that most people with those types of seizures do get them.

Maybe your school seizures have to do with more stress? I think I remember reading somewhere that increased stress can lead to seizures. It seems to make sense, because sometimes when you're really stressed, you hyperventillate, and that's one of the things that doctors make you do on tests to try to get you to have them. 

It could definitely be other things, though, I was just saying stress as a possibility because... well... school is a prime place for stress to take place. 

 

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