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I Have Epilepsy

Sat, 07/26/2008 - 20:11
Enough said.

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Re: I Have Epilepsy and I Hate My Life...

Submitted by m.campbell on Tue, 2008-08-05 - 13:37
  Ive had epilepsy since 1985 it just came on no reason im 57 now in 98 the meds stopped working so the driving was a no,no and that was the end of my jod i was a 2nd shift mgr. of a big groc chain in charge of a lot of people and a big store some people dont understand epilepsy they see us as normal and can do the same things we can at most times till we have a seizure !!! Myself i can go days without one then out of the blue bang im on the ground somtimes i have warnings somtimes i dont  i lost my job because i cant drive and i have looked for others near home but no one will hire me if i tell them i have epilepsy and my age is a factor im sure !So i do yard work and sit around alot i dont hate my life but some of my extended family think i should be working but they are and dont have this thing hanging in there way of life they just figure you take a pill and its a ok get on with it im lucky i have a wife that understands some what shes my life !!! and best friend !!!Just know your not alone out there theres lots of us at all ages and most feel the same at one time or other but its not the end theres is hope for us if we want it we just have to wait and look for it when it comes !!!!!

Re: I Have Epilepsy and I Hate My Life...

Submitted by zhizhi on Fri, 2010-01-15 - 12:50

i hate myself too...whenever is look into the mirror, i would stare at myself and ask why am i like this why is every1 different.....i guess im not the only 1..

i hate myself too...whenever is look into the mirror, i would stare at myself and ask why am i like this why is every1 different.....i guess im not the only 1..

Re: I Have Epilepsy and I Hate My Life...

Submitted by blaarb on Sun, 2010-03-21 - 11:15
sometimes i hate my life too. when i do it might be the meds talking ( i take topamax) or even the type of seizures i get which seem to affect the way i feel and think to a degree that makes my life suck. when i feel that way i know if i wait around long enough, things get better, whether its the meds cycling out of my system over the course of the day, or just the after seized going away, i eventually feel like i sorta like my life. I really love potato chips. MSG makes potato chips taste really good. gratitude is the MSG of life. when i am phamicalogically and neurologically able i try with all my being to be grateful for something, and occasionally i succeed. on those days life is good. i hope that helps.

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