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Topic: Teen Zone

Spinning rainbow

09/2017 | 3 Comments

Hi everyone my name isAllison ( 13 year old female) this is a bit confusing so I'll try to make it seem not so confusing. sometimes I have a seziure...
"Scared feeling"

08/2017 | 3 Comments

Hi, My name is Lily. I am 16 years old and was diagnosed with Epilepsy at the age of 7. I have not had a "major" seizure since i was 7 but i have had...
Is this a seizure?

08/2017 | 5 Comments

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...
2540wiparat@gmail.com

06/2017 | 2 Comments

I want to join the Marine Corps when I get out of high school, even though I have a history of epilepsy.
Nocturnal Epilepsy?

06/2017 | 4 Comments

Hi, I have questions for some of you with nocturnal epilepsy. I am female and 13 years old and started seeing a neurologist a few months ago after...
Staying home alone?

06/2017 | 3 Comments

Does anyone out there have an 11/12 year old with a history of seizure who stays home alone all day?
Can I join the Marines?

06/2017 | 2 Comments

Hello! I could not find any of this online so I thought I would ask someone here. I want to join the Marines once I get out of high school although I...
calming down after a seizure.

05/2017 | 2 Comments

Hi! So I have partial complex seizures. They begin with an my aura witch is a deja vu feeling. Then progress into me being totally separated from what...
Friends who understand.

05/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi guys! I'm 15 and I've had seizure disorder since I was 11, but I actually haven't had a seizure since then. I've had two, the first one I had...
Teen Job

03/2017 | 1 Comments

I have a 17 yr. old daughter that has epilepsy really bad, so bad that I ended up homeschooling her. She has around 2 or 3 grandmal's a day. Now she...
What is more likely to cause me a seizure

03/2017 | 2 Comments

Playing WoW (still at lv35) or seeing The Flash, Super girl, which special Effects are more likely to harm me. I remember 2 years ago on BTTF event...

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