Stress and anxiety triggering seizures
Stress can be hard to avoid, but our bodies can feel its impact. For some, stress or anxiety can also be a cause of seizures. And then more stress and anxiety about having seizures can pile on top of that! It can be a vicious cycle.
**Tell us: How do you manage your stress and anxiety to avoid seizures?
Dance and weight bearing exercise have been my solace.
I left a work environment at a school that would have broken me. After 5 years and increasingly worse work days with isolation and anxiety/depression escalated from monthly to weekly to daily. The last year was hourly. There was a marked lack of understanding/support. I guess, being an adult, I could regulate myself and deal with things. I had to leave as I knew something would give and it would be me. The healing, while slow, has been nirvana.
leaving a situation that you know is not serving you takes courage. I’m glad you took the steps to do what was best for you💙. Sending positive vibes and well wishes for continued healing. All my best, Julie (team member)
Prozac aka fluoxetine
I sleep and remove what stressor's I can
I avoid people for awhile. Never really had a friend to talk with about epilepsy, always got the cold shoulder. Sometimes I grab a book, study history, old maps or gardening. I walk with my dog to the park and let him roam free for a hour+.
