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Old 08-20-2005, 03:52 PM
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Have you ever seen a seizure?


Something odd I've realized is that, I get seizures, but I don't know what they look like, or anything. Everyone else does, though. Has any of you ever seen a seizure? I've always wanted to see one, just to know, like what happens to me.
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Old 08-20-2005, 03:58 PM
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My wife has epilepsy, I don't. I have seen her have too many seizures of many different types. The tonic clonic seizures/grand mals can be unsettling the first time you see one.
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Old 08-21-2005, 01:34 AM
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I had a customer who had a grand mal in my resturant, 20+ years ago. I went home and drank heavily. They look God awful. I had my first one about 4 years ago and remembered most of it. It was more horrible experiancing it because I knew what was happening and had no control.

My best friend after high school died from status epileptus, but I had never seen her seize.

Then about every 3rd or 4th epilepsy support meeting I attend, someone goes off. The 1st grand mal there was quite interesting. The girl had a mild one by comparison, but not one member in the room had ever witnessed one other than myself. They were stunned, the facilitator freaked out, was shaking and crying. I had the men help put her (the one seizing)on the floor in the recovery position and just waited and reassured the OTHERS in the room.

I would NOT want to know what I look like. I see their scared faces and it's disturbing to me. Those I work closely with can see the simple particals and hear them in my voice. If the SM bother me I go to the break room and wait it out.

Most people just can't deal because it look so painful seeing the body contort itself into odd unnatural positions.

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Old 08-21-2005, 12:01 PM
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Nope, never have. I guess that that's one advantage to being the epileptic in the family. Never have to see what it looks like.
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