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Is that "PERFECT SOMEONE" out of the question??!
Tue, 06/26/2007 - 11:59Is dating that "perfect someone" hard for you because you have Epilepsy and they don't. Have you ever been in these shoes? What have you done? Do you keep it a secret til they find out from the "Grapevine" or do you come out and tell them?
As for me I come right out and tell them. I wait for the right time but I do tell them. Sometimes the right time for me was when he came crossed my "MIAB(medical identification alert bracelet)" or if he asked me a question that is this type.... Is there any "secret" I need to know about you? Or a similar question. Up until last year (17 yrs old) It was the hardest subject for me to talk about. Now since doing a FFCLA project on Epilepsy Awareness I feel much better and can/will talk about it.
What are some other ways you deal with "hiding" or having an "Open discussion" about epilepsy with your date? How do you cope with taking you meds in front of them or do you wait til they leave? Finally what are some "Activities" you are limited from because of Epilepsy?
Don't get down on yourself because you have Epilepsy. Look at the things it kind of "Shelters" you from trying or doing. I have lived with it since I was a 19 month old baby. I'm now 18 and I tell myself everyday that "I'm SPECIAL in my own eyes and ways!" As you can see I don't let this limit me at all.
Thanks for answering my questions and taking time to look this over. Please email me if you have any personal questions at autumnrexcell_epilepticlife@yahoo.com it will be alot easier to answer questions there then here.
Take care and remember "Normal is just a setting on the washer machine...............and EPILEPTICS are any thing but normal."
Autumn
Comments
Re: Is that "PERFECT SOMEONE" out of the question??!
Submitted by short circut on Thu, 2007-06-28 - 22:04
Autumn18,
You're too young to be caught up in all this perfect relationship thing. I think you're over-annalyzing things also. Take a deep breath, take things slower and just concentrate on being happy. No matter how hard it is.
Re: Re: Is that "PERFECT SOMEONE" out of the question??!
Submitted by autumn18 on Fri, 2007-06-29 - 00:38
Look you took this the wrong way also. I created this forum to help people who have had bad relationships. I'm not looking for "HIM" quite yet because I think I found him but he is in the missionary field until January. I guess we will see if it sparks back up again or not. Now taking a deep breath is a little hard for me right now. My life has spiraled out of control right now anyways. So being happy is out of the question right now.
If you have any personal questions then e-mail me at autumnrexcell_epilepticlife@yahoo.com
Just Remember that "Normal is just a setting on the washing machine, and people that have Epilepsy are far from normal!!!!!" ;
Re: Re: Is that "PERFECT SOMEONE" out of the question??!
Submitted by autumn18 on Fri, 2007-06-29 - 00:33
I wrote this forum from my experience I had when I was a sophomore in High School. This guy treated me like I meant the whole world to him. In matter of fact I did.........until his mother told him he was going to GO ON A MISSION. He is now in the mission and returning in 7 months. We will see how it goes again.....or even if it sparks back up again. Some people in the world don't care about people who have certain things like epilepsy. He did and it sounds like you found someone too. I guess what I created this for is to help people if they had some problems. So I guess I don't need to help you. And I'm not looking for "HIM" quite yet. If you have any personal questions then e-mail me at autumnrexcell_epilepticlife@yahoo.com Just Remember that "Normal is just a setting on the washing machine, and people that have Epilepsy are far from normal!!!!!" ;