how do i get on with my life?

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I'm 22 years old and I had my first seizure at the age of 10. I had about 4 seizures from the time I was 10 until I was 12. It took me forever it seems like to get over the fear of seizures. For a while, I would go out. All I wanted to do was sit at home. I knew I had to fight it and get on with my life. It took a long time for me to become myself again and about the time I was finally back to normal I had another seizure. I couldn't believe. I was seizure free for 10 years! Now I'm back to where I was before. I'm miserable. All I ever think about is "wonder if I'll have another seizure." Also, any uncontrollable movement on my body freaks me out wheter it's my eye twitching or whatever else. My boyfriend is a very outgoing person but I'm not because of my seizures. I don't know how to get my life back. All I do is worry about it. It's driving my crazy and making so depressed! I know I haven't had alot of seizures in my life but they have competely turned my life around. Please give me some advice on how to get my life back to normal. Thanks

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Submitted by Belinda on Sat, 2005-05-28 - 06:41

Irishgirl,I knowthere's ppl worse off than me.I'd love be seizure free it'll never happen I'm intractable.I might be harsh but also realistic.I have tonic-cloic, absence, Atonic and Complex partial.Harsh I might be but realistic to.And I accepted my epilepsy a long time.I've busted my head open open more times I've been alive.Broken nose,collarbones,jaw.Im married to a great man got you there.He had surgery for epilepsy in 1972 hasn't had a seizure since.I had surgery in 1982 didn't stop mine.Faith is my own business.Belinda

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Submitted by trouble3 on Sat, 2005-05-28 - 18:18

Belinder- I know you've been through alot, and yours might be worse than others but we all deal with our problems differently. You've had years to deal with what you have. We are a lot younger and find it harder to cope. It came as a shock to Irishgirl when it came back again, that is hard to deal with when you thought it would never come back. We've all been through a lot so theres no need to go on about your problems the way you do.

Irishgirl- my siezures seem to happen in the morning as soon as i've been woken up by something, usually like a loud noise, this happens after a split second i'm awake. It does scare me when it happens. you're very lucky that it didn't happen for so many years. think of all the good things in your life, this will help you to think positively, realise there is so many people more unfortunate than you. I try to think like this when i'm down in the dumps.

bec. x