Hello DHunter,
My petits are a bit different, I do the side chewing and grabbing with my hand, I cannot speak, but when people speak to me, what they are saying is not anything I can understand, they never last that long as far as Im told, but it's takes me a good half hour before I can speak and make any sense, grand- mals however, Im gone, and when I come out of it nothing makes sense, I can't speak, and Im exhausted for a few hours.So I sleep. I had a petit at the bank once, I was so glad my husband was there,I go quiet, and I could not remember my name, pin number, what I was suppossed to be doing, and I tend to hear voices off to my right side, nothing being said is clear to me, I just have to let it happen and wait until it's over, we all have different experiances don't we? Im really glad I found this site😘

Hallo DHunter ., this be William and Jen .. first we want you to know you not be alone in this .. for me this happen during high stress .. which be my main trigger for any of the 7 type of seizure I be having .. neurologist say this for me be aura .. a type of seizure all by itself .. it be as you say ..I can understand what be said to me .. can prepare a response .. yet nothing come out .. these may last from few seconds to few minutes .. either go way or lead into another type of seizure .. this be confusing .. frustrating .. all the things you say .. as most of my seizures be nocturnal ., with no aura as I be sleeping .. these do not happen too much to me ., and only when I be feeling stress .. my wife Jen help me with these as she understand .. and my three sons understand ., so she or they come to me and hold me or speak gently to me .. that be calming me and it pass.. having family or friends who understand mean the world .. I find taking deep breaths .. closing my eyes .. taking a few sips of water .. looking out a window.. all these help me .. if you be on phone .. like when your Mum call .. and someone be near .. handing the phone to them for a bit often help .. sometime I will hang up the call and text who I be talking to and explain .. then call back later when I be feeling myself again .. if this be first time happening .. checking with neurologist be good idea just so they can make a note of it .. meds can affect us all in weird ways sometimes.. hope this helps a bit .. hugs and prayers from William and Jen 💜💙🤗🤗🕊🕊

I had this happen to me after my last TC seizure during post ictal. I could understand and hear what was being said, felt basically fine but could not talk at all apart from a few words.

I've had similar situations when I have seizures. If I'm with some1 and talking when I have a seizure, I stop talking because I can't understand what I'm saying. There had been times I felt I good continue to talk, which made it feel it lasted longer (seizure).