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Hard time explaining what I have learned.
Wed, 05/27/2015 - 11:11Most of my life, ( I have been recently diagnosed with TLE on the right side) I have not been able to regurgitate information that I have learned on any subject. When I hear it I may forget until prompted, especially conversations. When I read it, I understand and remember most of the information but I have a hard time expaining it to others. Most of the time it doesn't make sense until I practice expaining it over and over. Still, I have a hard time relaying some of the information.
The doc thinks I have had some sort of seizure activities most of my life as I remeber as a child and teen having extreme Déjà Vu. The intense episodes started in my mid 30's and I chose to ignore the occasional episode (12 or so a year) for twenty years.
Think this may be one of the reasons I was not a very good student. Also I have a hard time not figiting when I am trying to read, watch a program, or just sit/stand to listen. I feel my clothing out of place, or my arm/leg feels weird and I have to flex it. I have a hard time focusing when someone is talking to me. My mind wanders. I worry about how I look and I feel like people stare at me and judge me. I'm not reclusive, but I feel most comfortable at home. I know this sounds weird, but when I have a confrontation, I feel a part of my body, actually my rear end, growing bigger and I feel less than. It has done a number on my self esteem.
If you have read this far, thank you, but I am assuming this is all part of the TLE. I don't tell most people these things because I don't think they will understand
Thank you for any input you may have. I know all of this relative to indivual life experiences, but I would just like to know I'm not alone. *sigh*