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Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and premonitions
Sun, 03/04/2012 - 17:35I posted this six years ago and thought I would post it again. Does anyone have TLE and experience premontions or other paranormal experiences that don't seem to be related to the TLE?
I have been diagnosed with TLE but can not take medication. Still not sure after all these years what type of seizures I am having. I have had a few two or three second dizzy spells that I am able to talk and function right through. They are calling those the seizures. I also have had many premonitions and some other bizarre visions. These are not the kind that are typical with seizures. These are partial visions that eventually come true. And they are not coincidences. I had a vision of 911 and many other occurances. I have had these all my life---long before the TLE diagnosis. Furthermore, I am not crazy. I'm a professional who seldom admits to these premonitions because I am afraid people will think I'm crazy.
I thought I read a similar post here but now I can't locate.
I would be interested in finding out if anyone else with TLE has these experiences. In particular, any TLE patients that are not on medication.
The difference is that mine
Submitted by rattlehead89 on Fri, 2019-08-23 - 16:31
The difference is that mine actually occur during what I believe is the clonic phase of my seizures. I do have aura's, and have recently found that I experience petite mal because those close to me have pointed out when they occur, but the premonitions only occur during grand mal. That is where my doctors tell me it's impossible because during this phase I should have no brain activity of that type. Also, when I say premonitions I mean visions of life events that haven't occurred yet. Including places and people that I've never met, with events I've never experienced, coming true to the finest detail of what I see. I've come to live with them, and even appreciate them, because I feel that this is a way to know I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be in life. Regardless, as with most people, I would like to know that I'm not alone in this.