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Understandable paranoia or...?

Mon, 08/11/2014 - 12:10

Hi, my name is Cameron. I'm 32 and have been having seizures for a very long while, since I was a kid. Apparently I hit my head early on. I was energetic.

Anyway, I have this weird thing that happens, and I haven't been able to find any reference to it anywhere. I can only describe it as a mild panic attack. I have an aura for my seizures, which basically manifests with a numbness in my face and twitching. So, what I've had happening is that every now and again, possibly twice a day, I'll think I'm feeling my aura coming on for the briefest of moments, but I immediately go into panic mode. I'll involuntarily hold my breath, stop whatever I'm doing and just try to feel if it is a real one or some understandably paranoid delusion that I -might- be having one. It then takes a bit of time to get over that panicked feeling.

As if seizures aren't bad enough, this mild whatever-it-is is stressing me out, which also can't be good for the underlying problem. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what do you do about it besides endure?

- Cameron

 

Comments

Hi Cameron Auras are

Submitted by just_joe on Fri, 2014-08-22 - 22:58
Hi Cameron Auras are basically seizures in themselves. There are several tings happening in auras. SOme for me were just blips in time in others a wierd feeling in my head with other people smelling or tasting something. For many people auras are warnings that a larger or stronger seizure will happen and to many people it does happen. Then there are people like me who have them and not have th larger or stronger seizure.If you stop thinking about another seizure might happen you might not have the panic attack or panicking you have because it can cause you to stress yourself and stress is a trigger for many people with epilepsy. As for what I do about them. I let them go and go on with what I was doing or just go about my business. It takes some time but by doing that I know when I have a seizure I know the type of seizure I had which ever type.  You are still young so you should learn how to deal with your seizures. I know I have been living and dealing with epilepsy for 50+ years. I had more trouble when I was a teen. The seizures I have today are seconds long and the time to focus is also in the seconds. I have been in a group of people in a confrence room and had a seizure without anyone in the room knowing I had one. The medications today are doing that. I hope this helps Joe

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