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Higher enlightenment?
Mon, 08/21/2006 - 01:49I've had epilepsy since I was a child. I'm now 26, In a way I'm sort of grateful for this blessing that is a curse, or a curse that is a blessing. I do feel when a seizure is about to hit, but in that moment of electric shock, in all honesty feels good, I feel removed from myself, almost like an out of body experience. In that moment, where I can feel the body stiffen, and my livelyhood frozen, in that moment, i feel like i tap into something, it stimulates the creative process. I'm a writer, and a lot of my stories i believe come from electrical discharges in the brain. it almost feels like, it ignites a little something extra as insane as this sounds....i suppose i learned to live with it.I notice i don't handle stress as well as I used to. My blood sugar is always dropping, my memory is horrible, but it's almost comical now, within my friend group. I tend to get things a second faster, than most people, its almost paranormal. I do see auras, and I often tell myself its the epilepsy, but it makes one ponder. I get lots of deja vu, pre cognitive intuition, and I'm just wondering if anyone else in this group noticed any changes since they've been diagnosed?? I know it's risky telling of such things in a epilepsy support forum, but I'm just curious if there are any more of us out there.....???
-G
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Retired writer.
Submitted by Lisa_5cbe289a0a4ac on Mon, 2019-04-22 - 16:48
Retired writer.
Re: Higher enlightenment?
Submitted by andy m on Mon, 2006-08-21 - 02:12
Hi there,
To not put too fine a point on it, yes there are, there are lots of artists, poets, writers etc buried amongst these pages, they are quite literally overflowing with creativity, and yes a lot of it is tied in with the Epilepsy. Lots of us have the intuitive side and yes you're right not a lot of people like to talk about it but there are a lot of people that share your view, seek and ye shall find.
I am a writer and identify
Submitted by Michelezirklemarcum on Sun, 2016-05-08 - 00:52
I am a writer and identify with those of you who feel your creativity is linked somehow to the portal to whatever lies beyond- the portal that we access when we go into a seizure.