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NOT DRIVING CAUSE OF SEIZURES

Sat, 12/16/2006 - 11:27
IM SINGLE I HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO FIND ME A WOMAN CAUSE I DONT DRIVE CAUSE OF MY SEIZURES AND I HATE THAT SINCE I DONT DRIVE I HAVE TO LIMIT MYSELF WHERE I CAN DATE SOMEONE AND WHEN I TELL WOMEN I HAVE SEIZURES THEY THINK THE WORST AND RUNAWAY BEFORE GETTING TO KNOW ME.

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Re: NOT DRIVING CAUSE OF SEIZURES

Submitted by suzidoe on Sat, 2006-12-16 - 16:36
Hey it's hard being single with any medical condition. But as for driving a car attracks the babes. There are an awful lot of blind people who are married who will never drive. My honey is both blind and has epilepsy. His personality won me over! Work on your self esteem, epilespy is a problem if you make it one. Honest.

Re: NOT DRIVING CAUSE OF SEIZURES

Submitted by GodivaGirl on Sun, 2006-12-17 - 08:53
Yup, it sucks not being able to drive a car. I had one. Had a car for 4 days - had a seizure, luckily I was at work. The stress of the car loan took away my license & my car. That was quite some time ago. Shortly after I started focusing on what I did have in life, what I liked about life and at the time I was single, so I just focused on me being happy without a car, and knowing that I could take care of me with or without someone else. Interestingly enough - as soon as I knew I could be happy just living my life alone (going to the gym, hanging out with friends, renting movies, etc), that's about the same time I met the guy I've now been with for 5 & 1/2 years. I told him almost instantly that I didn't drink because I'm on seizure medications. We were actually long distance at first & he didn't drive (and still doesn't...no medical, just where he lived didn't need a license). At first he took a bus up to visit me. I can still remember it being our 2nd weekend, me saying you might as well stay home I have this wicked cold & feel rough, and him coming to visit anyway, taking care of me all weekend. You can't let life get you. A car is just a materialistic thing. You don't have one. So, find the girl that does if you live in a small town? Take the bus places together in a city, if you can. Really, life and relationships are not about materialistic things. It's about how much you show you care about yourself, and how much you seem to care about the other person. Open up more, give people a chance to get to know the "you" where epilepsy is just a small part of who you are. Deep down, there's gotta be some cool things about you & some common interests with someone out there. The sarcastic side of me though says learn to cook and clean - my guy was a way better cook when we moved in together, and is SO picky about how dishes & laundry get done that 90% of the time he just does both. hehe. Good luck. Take care of you! ~ EC

Re: NOT DRIVING CAUSE OF SEIZURES

Submitted by bolland on Sun, 2006-12-17 - 13:01
Hey .... I can certainly relate to your situation. I know what a challenge it is to not be able to drive. And... I too am single. When females find out I have a seizure disorder it soon ends any long term relationship. From my personal experience this has happened on a number of occassions. I try to remain positive but the results come the end of the day are not easey to accept. I am great at the short term stuff but that is getting very old. If anyone has any suggestions on this issue please share your thoughts. THANKS

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