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Epilepsy related to stress come from your mother

Wed, 09/09/2015 - 15:02

Hi I am 17 and I have had seizures for over 9 years. I have a very loving father but a very abusive mother. They have been married for 25 years. One thing have noticed every time I am around my I get seizures. Because she has done nothing for me. It my dad who does everything for like school,friends and other stuff. I noticed when she is gone I don't get seizures. Another thing she fights a lot with my dad. Which i don't want her doing and she is resistant to counseling. I have tried to tell my dad get a divorce. But he won't listen he thinks see will be that perfect wife he always wanted but that could be 20 years from now or when he is on his death bed. He tell me go away and you will get what you want but I can't. All my friends are driving but I can't. I have to be seizures free 6 months. One seizures and I have to wait another. I see the cure. And even my doctor Agee with me. They are tell me to find a peaceful place. I am on keppra and Topiramate. They seem to help a little. But my doctor said do you want to be on Meds your whole life or do you want to end this for every. We live in Hawaii. I was born and raised there but my mom is a city person. And she keeps saying if we move there his seizures will be gone. And she is always criticizing me on my dite and I am a vegetarian and saying my seizures come from my dite saying there is better school there. But school was stressful here. So I am going straight for the GED and then I am done with school but she saying you will meet new friends. I have so many close friend who understand me for who I am. So I don't know. Me and my dad have tried about everything and I see just living with my dad is much better because I have a super close relationship. That my story. There still a lot more. 

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