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March 27, 2025
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I definitely do and I also have Borderline Personality disorder which is really no better also I have other stuff it really sucks for me. I hope that you feel better soon.

March 27, 2025
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It's completely normal to feel unlike yourself after having a seizure. Many people experience changes in their thinking, speech patterns, and emotional state following an episode. Some report that their brain feels "slower" and they need more time to process thoughts or find the right words when speaking. Rather than Show Full Answer

It's completely normal to feel unlike yourself after having a seizure. Many people experience changes in their thinking, speech patterns, and emotional state following an episode. Some report that their brain feels "slower" and they need more time to process thoughts or find the right words when speaking. Rather than fighting these temporary changes, it's important to be kind to yourself and allow time for recovery. As one member shared, it's okay to rest when tired and prioritize self-care. These post-seizure effects are a normal part of the recovery process and don't define who you are as a person. Remember that you are more than your epilepsy, and these feelings will typically improve as you recover from the episode.

March 27, 2025
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

It's dif per person, I think at first when diagnosed with my epilepsy I did and was scared and didn't know what I was going through and such etc, I over the years learned more about it and from the medical system and my docs I was being treated by, I am a emotional person as well and I am ok with that and don't hide behind my condition and emotions I have,I do cry now and then and am not ashamed of that either, I use them all, but over the years I learned how to handle them when they come to me and how to settle them down as needed, once in a while it'll get a little bit unstable, but after learning from people who helped me from a kid to my own personal experiences I developed self conscious, and self reflection, self control and such etc, It does happen on occasion but I don't stay at that level when it does come to me, once it'll seem to try to get me down to that level, but I take a moment to take a so called time out and regroup and assess my situation at hand, I may have a situation that may get that way in say a blue moon, but that's rare if it does, it has in the past, but not much more of that anymore, I am especially thankful for my daily routine of prayer and Bible study I do and believe in, I am a Catholic Christian mix and I am not perfect and do sin, but that's my best medicine for me and my condition and situation at hand in my life with my condition or without a condition, I hang in there and try to stay pos, and I stand firm serving Jesus Christ no matter what, my answer here!

March 27, 2025
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes everytime...usually one episode will leave me unconscious for about 30mins to N 1 hour.. So I come out of it very confused, and unsure of what had happened. ... The first few years were very hard, and confusing, because my Drs were doing all their tests ..
And really unsureOf what to tell me..So of course my family and I was very scared... The fear of not understanding everything, and almost not coming out of tem...now I'm terrified to be alone while taking a long, comfy bubble bath... Ill never drive again.. The fear of not knowing when, where, or who will be there to save me next time...

March 27, 2025

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