My answer to your question is yes! ABSOLUTELY YES!! I do feel random waves of negative emotions and I get really upset for no particular reason I do not know why I feel like this as I am newly diagnosed and have come to terms pretty well with my diagnosis but still one minute I want to go shopping the next minute I can't even bear to talk to my family and I contemplate suicide lots of times but I manage to pull myself out that dark hole and tell myself tomorrow is another day just keep going even if you go slowly just do not give up. Epilepsy is a complex condition and along with it comes a whole range of emotions. You're not alone! X
It's understandable to feel overwhelmed by others' requests when you are dealing with epilepsy. MyEpilepsyTeam members have shared feeling like they have to pretend to have it all together and cater to everyone else's needs. It can help to use "I statements" to set boundaries and communicate your needs directly. This allows Show Full Answer
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , It sounds like it was your brother-in-law who made this request to you. If that is true, then you might should proceed with his request. You can hug him on the side by putting your arm around the side of his back instead of around his neck. You want everyone to be comfortable & if this is your sister’s husband, you don’t want to overstep your boundaries to where she might be uncomfortable, he is her husband & though you don’t mean to make anyone uncomfortable, you have been asked to not asked him in a certain way & so the polite thing to do would be to honor the request. So when you start seeing him, try giving him a hug where you put your arm around his back, like both of the backs are close or your hips, however you want to describe it. Think of it this way, you claimed she is the one with the phobia, so she might have anxiety or something & tighten up or just have this anxiety weird feeling when or if anyone hugs her husband as close as you like to hug people. Everyone has their own feelings on things & this is her husband & he has a right to protect her & her feelings, even though you might not mean any harm, he has every right to see that she is comfortable with things. Don’t take what I’ve said the wrong way, but I’m just trying to help explain it to you & the possibility of why things happened. Try to put yourself in her position & if you had that anxiety of someone hugging your husband close. Hope this helps. Your friend in Texas, Becky
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , I’m not sure what you mean when you’re referring to “Simple Request” but I will share some of my experiences. I don’t usually deal with depression but a few years ago after a seizure, it’s like I felt guilty for having it, like it was my fault & I don’t ever usually feel like that after a seizure & so I have no idea what caused that. Usually after my seizures I might be very & weak & have to take a nap but I can usually recover after that by a few hours to a couple days but boy one time I had a seizure & was so very tired & weak afterwards & that tiredness lasted a whole week. In mid 2019 I began having verbal tics where I say or holler words, names, phrases or humming or moaning noises. It’s similar to Tourette’s but not as severe. My verbal tics are more active when I’m around others. I can’t control what I say, when I say it or the volume. Luckily my tics aren’t as active or as loud as they use to be. Stress can increase my verbal tics & when they get pretty active my Mom keeps making the comment that I need to take one of my pills yet I keep having to tell her over & over that I’m no longer on any meds for my tics & that the last pill (that a Psychiatrist assistant or whatever she was) made me so bloated I could hardly eat even half of the Abilify pill. I would rather deal with my tics than take that. The special Neurologist who my regular Neurologist has me seeing, is now wondering if it might have something to do with Autism Spectrum Disorder being that my stomach pushes in when my tics go off. I don’t feel as comfortable anymore with going to church because of my verbal tics, but I have gone some. I’ve had at least 4 emotional breakdowns due to my verbal tics. I’ve had seizures since the 2nd grade & I’m 46 now & so I guess I grew up use to my seizures as being part of my life but my verbal tics didn’t start till 2019 & I’ve been learning more about that & seeing a counselor. Take care. Your friend in Texas, Becky
If you mean random outbursts/feelings of happiness or sadness with no explanation then yes, I do get that. These are auras.
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