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Is this a seizure?

Sat, 08/05/2017 - 13:15
Basically, one day I made this video in Adobe After Effects that had a lot of weird trippy effects on it, and I decided to watch it. The first time I watched it, I was perfectly fine. The next day, it wasn't the same. I was recently lowered on my medication Geodon, (or however you spell it), and I decided to watch it again. (btw, I was perfectly fine before I watched this video). So, when I was watching, I suddenly felt like my surroundings started to move away or something, and I felt like I was being sucked into the world of the video. Once I 'snapped out of it', I felt a lot of dissociation. I felt a warm/numb feeling in my body and my brain. My brain also felt manic. So, I tried watching it again and recorded it, and it seems like I was just staring motionless at the screen, even though I was partially aware of where I was, but at the same time I was completely unaware of my surroundings. I tried to get up and listen to some music and move around.... but then the music didn't sound as amazing as it usually does, and my legs could barely move from how stiff they were. I started to feel like I was going back in time and I didn't know the date. I didn't feel scared, I didn't feel like I was panicking, but I just felt odd in my mind and my body... I also felt like I was radiating out some weird energy. Anyway, when I went back to where I was on the computer, my body started sweating like if it was 100 degrees outside, and my abdomen felt almost like if it were doing sit-ups all day and were resting-- that after-sports feeling. I started to feel these sudden moments of cold throughout my body. I was going to talk about this online but I had a very hard time typing the right keys. (Also, when this happened I had mild but a lot of tremors in my head and then my hands). So, I decided to tell my mom. When I was telling her this, my 3D perception started changing, and I ran away back to my room. I really don't know what happened, and I'm mildly experiencing this at the moment. (It hasn't gone away yet, and the more I think about it the more my brain feels manic.) I also feel like my vision is slightly blurry please help. I am 15, have bipolar symptoms, and have experienced something like this before from a flashy video game but not as severe

Comments

Ps: this is Valerie9 and I'm

Submitted by Valerie9 on Sat, 2017-08-05 - 14:02
Ps: this is Valerie9 and I'm just going to say that I had a dream of a seizure before this happened

This sounds like it may be a

Submitted by Epilepsy_Warrior on Sun, 2017-08-13 - 04:15
This sounds like it may be a seizure :( I would definitely see a neurologist or if possible an epileptologist

I have had something similar

Submitted by Allisonrunnergirl on Thu, 2017-09-28 - 00:13
I have had something similar though not as intense I have had the 3D effect my doctor and mom say it is a seziure I think what you are describing is one as well - Allison

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