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Is it possible

Thu, 11/30/2006 - 03:25
hey my name is purity i have been epileptic for the past 17years i have learnt to live with it.but what bothers me is that every time i get an attack which is always at night my mum comes by my bed and just complains nothing else she does.its like i brought this sickness to my self.and when i was young she could always tell my dad that he is the one who knows where this disease came from.i dont knwo why she does that but i always hear all this things she says.and most of the time after a seizure i always cry but no one has ever known why i cry.but the reseon why i cry is coz of all the things she says and i hear when i am unconcience.is it really fare coz nower days she never even buy me the medication i buy it myself.she knows nothing about this disease,she just assumes.at times i wonder so many stuff about her.i had to deal with this medication and see what actually works for me.i take carbamezapines 200mg and i am meant to take two in the morning n two at night but i stop doing that 9yrs ago coz i had to find somethng tht would allow me to live my life.but she doesnt know even that.she just assumes that am fine.does she really care.

Comments

Re: Is it possible

Submitted by slhmurphy on Thu, 2006-11-30 - 14:49
Purity, I am sorry for your suffering. Unfortunately, parents are human, and by nature they are not perfect. Perhaps no one will ever fully understand why your mother acts the way she does. Perhaps you can try to talk to her about it, but it may do you no good. Either way, you are getting older and are already taking care of this issue yourself. Making sure that you are taken care of physically and emotionally is the best thing that you can do. If you don't feel you have someone else to "mother" you, look for a support group. Just do what you have to in order to be healthy and happy, and find some way to forgive your mother for her ignorance and/or apathy. And remember, you always have *us*. Hugs, Sam

Re: Is it possible

Submitted by Gina Marie on Thu, 2006-11-30 - 15:51
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. Are you asking if it's possible to really be hearing her saying those things while you're unconscious? Yes, it is. Or perhaps you're not fully unconscious during the seizure, just unable to communicate. A good idea is to ask your mother outright, to communicate what you're hearing. During some of my seizures I get to hearing and seeing things that I would swear at the time are actually going on and real, only to wake up and find they weren't and aren't real. It's just the areas of my brain that the seizure is triggering. Communicating helps settle things and clear the air. Take care

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