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Members shared a wide range of experiences with talking during seizures, describing everything from mumbling and repeating phrases like "no,... Read more

Members shared a wide range of experiences with talking during seizures, describing everything from mumbling and repeating phrases like "no, no" or "I'm alright" to yelling at objects, making airplane sounds, or even conducting entire business conversations without any memory of doing so. Several members emphasized how these vocal behaviors vary dramatically by seizure type, with absence, complex partial, and focal seizures each producing different patterns of speech, and many found comfort in recording their seizures on video to better understand what happens and share vital information with their doctors. A recurring theme was the embarrassment and confusion of being told you spoke during a seizure you don't remember, met with encouragement from the community to find humor where possible, educate those around you, and remember that these behaviors are simply part of how the brain misfires during a seizure.