Epilepsy Is Quite Tricky: The Many PivotsEpilepsy is quite tricky. The other night, I woke up because I felt intense jerking in my sleep, a rare occurrence. That night, it happened. I got up and got...
False Evidence Appearing RealA therapist once told me that fear stands for “False Evidence Appearing Real.” I liked this analogy because it helped me feel less anxious about my fears for the future. As...
Does Fever Trigger Epilepsy?Does fever trigger epilepsy? It is an unfortunate reality I have come to know all too well. This was not always the case. For most of my life, fever and...
Epilepsy Is Quite Tricky: The Many PivotsEpilepsy is quite tricky. The other night, I woke up because I felt intense jerking in my sleep, a rare occurrence. That night, it happened. I got up and got...
False Evidence Appearing RealA therapist once told me that fear stands for “False Evidence Appearing Real.” I liked this analogy because it helped me feel less anxious about my fears for the future. As...
Does Fever Trigger Epilepsy?Does fever trigger epilepsy? It is an unfortunate reality I have come to know all too well. This was not always the case. For most of my life, fever and...
Epilepsy Is Quite Tricky: The Many PivotsEpilepsy is quite tricky. The other night, I woke up because I felt intense jerking in my sleep, a rare occurrence. That night, it happened. I got up and got...
False Evidence Appearing RealA therapist once told me that fear stands for “False Evidence Appearing Real.” I liked this analogy because it helped me feel less anxious about my fears for the future. As...
Does Fever Trigger Epilepsy?Does fever trigger epilepsy? It is an unfortunate reality I have come to know all too well. This was not always the case. For most of my life, fever and...
Where Did the Spoon in Mouth Myth During a Seizure Come From?Where did the spoon-in-mouth myth during a seizure come from? I always wondered where it came from. So I looked it up. In medial writings from the 19th Century, people...reactionscomments
Our History and the Future For UsDo you ever feel alone or different, having limitations because of epilepsy? In real life, all people have a limitation of something that they are unable to do or not...reactions7comments
Featured forum No carUgh I had the freedom of coming and going, all of a sudden....poof....no driving. My family made me return the plates of my car. It was a sad day. No...reactions26replies
Featured story First Seizure at 50I had my first seizure when I was 50 years old. I was told it might have been caused by a terrible fall I had, although the neurologist could not...reactions3comments
