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epilepsy stigma
Thu, 10/30/2014 - 10:22I have two friends who have epilepsy but do not want to tell anyone about it, which just proves that there still is stigma surrounding it... I do not have epilepsy but I don't understand why some people choose to keep it a "secret"... Wondering if anyone else here is also afraid to tell people about their condition and why you think there is a stigma associated with it?
There is a stigma and it has
Submitted by just_joe on Fri, 2014-10-31 - 10:30
There is a stigma and it has been around for 2000+ years. Most people only know about 1-2 kinds of seizures. Those 2 are grande mal epilepsy and Petite mal epilepsy. Those 2 tpyes of seizures are the worst and the slightest seizures. So most people even many people who have epilepsy do not know that there are 40+ different types of seizures.You might get more information by calling the 24/7 line. They can answer questions. If you think you can't or the people won't answer your questions you are wrong. The line is for anybody to use.