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Epilepsy and PAnic Attacks
Tue, 01/23/2007 - 18:24Hi, I've lived with Epilepsy 21 years but it's only been over the past 2-3 years that i've started with panic attacks.
I know they're panic attacks and not fits as they aren't the same mass of emotion as my seizures.
This has started a vicious circle as my panic attacks bring on my fits and vice versa!!!
Has anyone had this problem?
Luv Edwina X
Comments
Re: I hate to ask this for fear
Submitted by wldhrt13 on Tue, 2007-01-30 - 09:38
Carrie,
The couselor was trying a controversial therapy technique called EMDR. It's controversial within the field of psychology because there is a wide schism within that community. Some say it's just snakeoil and does nothing for the patient, and other shrinks say it helps. EMDR is an acronym for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. First developed to treat PTSD. My friend had it done by his therapist down in Boston and his take was that it was a bunch of monkeyshine. He said it did nothing for him, but also noted that he is a different bird who doesn't historically respond "normally" to anything. Here is a link for you about EMDR:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMDR
Re: Re: I hate to ask this for fear
Submitted by Jersey on Tue, 2007-01-30 - 09:44
Oh i didnt know thats what she was referring to! The whole reason I said she's and idiot for suggesting a light flashing before my eyes is well... she very well knew about my epilepsy and that I'm photosensitive :)
The other danger of it is some people have been given memories that didn't happen! It's supposed to re-route the paths in your brain to avoid the ones that were causing my ocd.
I was just saying that I had
Submitted by Jersey on Tue, 2007-01-30 - 09:12
I was just saying that I had a problem too...sorry. I know in the back of my mind is the fear I'll have a seizure. My therapist's guess is it just finally came out in a different way.