You know you have epilepsy if...

[sandi]

You know you have Epilepsy when you first utter THE LIGHTS,THE LIGHTS when ending up in an Ambulance because you already had a seizure and they called them to pick you up!


I got some smiles out of this thread, I have many instances where I zoom out
one of the first I remember was putting the coffee pot in the refrigerator

Other was going to the store almost in an ictal maniac kinda state and instead of my normal , buying nothing or buying something that doesn't make sense
Buying 200.00 worth of absolute nothing matching gawdy junk in a matter of 15 minutes or so and realizing when I got home -I didn't know what I bouht the stuff for and hubby was just as perplexd.

[majormana]

You know you have epilepsy if you find you likeseasame street once again because its only show that is at speed you can rember and you havent liked it sence you were 4.

[crazychick10793]

you don't now how many times a week you have this conversation with someone:

"Vic, were you just having an epilepsy moment when you just *blank*?"
"I just *blank*!?!?!"
"I'll take that as a yes "

[crazychick10793]

You go to get a £1 worth of pick n mix, and when you next look, the bag is overflowing with stuff you don't even like. Then people give you funny looks when you have to put them all back.

Obviously my subconscious didn't want to agree with my diet!

lol i do that at the dollar store all the time! i go in for 2 things and end up with $50 worth of random crap

You know you have epilepsy if you:

1. Have ever found yourself walking around with a cat on your head

2. Have ever needed stitches and don't know how or when you injured yourself (could have been the cat).

3. Have ever tried to flush a pair of your favorite shoes down the toilet.

shoes? try a danimals drinkable yogurt container. we had to buy a new toilet

if you've ever wondered why your cousin is screaming so loud, i mean, you gave him what he wants, what else can you do for a 2 year old, and then you realize his precious "bink bink" (pacifier) is still in your hand and you never gave it to him!

if said cousin (this is so sweet) has ever taken care of you after a seizure when you originally went in there to put him down for a nap. instead, he tucked ME in, popped a binky in my mouth (wouldn't let me spit it out lol) and sat there and rubbed my back while we watched blues clues and kisses all your new "boo boos" to make them better. he's such a sweetheart, i love him to death

[draggrif]

shoes and danimal yougurt container down the toilet? A month ago our toilet backed up severely and no amount of plunging and draino could fix it. The landlord eventually sent out a maitenence man, who took the toilet up and discovered a tennis ball in the ubend. I told him my dog must have done it -_-;

You have epilepsy when;
Your wife tells you you were wild in bed last night, and you have no idea what she's talking about.
You woke up naked in a wheatfield and knocked on the farmers door to find out what town you were near (wheat is not nearly as soft and fluffy as it looks, damnit)
You ever woke up in the house of someone you don't know, with a stranger telling you you are a hell of a partier.
The food in your fridge keeps disappearing. And why aren't you losing any weight?
You tried pot as a teenager and told your friends it wasn't working; you don't feel any different.
You quit smoking a year ago but packs somehow keep magically appearing in your pocket.
Your goldfish has disappeared.

I still wonder what happened to the goldfish o.o

[sandi]

So true and more , having a hard time myself the last month

[seizingbeauty]

You know if... You slip getting out of the shower, give your self a concussion faceplanting into the wall with massive bruis and goose eggs (hit my head twice ) and your coworkers ask if your ok from your seizure!

Your goldfish has disappeared.

I still wonder what happened to the goldfish o.o

I'm sorry my sense of humor is "slightly twisted"

[draggrif]

No, it actually IS really funny, because it happened ten years ago in jr high. I'm still not sure if it got flushed or eaten or what o.o

Wheat field thing was about seven years ago. I had a spurt where I would black out and start walking towards potlatch, and when I came to I was out of sight of both towns and surrounded by wheat. I only left the road the once, and where the heck my pants went I never did find. Fortunatly the farmer thought I was drunk off my ass and it was funny as hell, so he had a good laugh and loaned me a blanket and drove me back to town. Thank you Mr Farmer. It was, in fact, funny as hell.

[crazychick10793]

if you look at your suddenly empty cup in front of you and then to your brother and ask "WHAT THE F*** HAPPENED TO MY DRINK!?!?!?!" and he tries (and fails) to hold back laughter and tells you you just chugged it down a minute ago

[Loopy Lou]

When you go on holiday to one of the rainiest places in the uk (Northern Ireland) and end up wearing sandals all week. You can't wear trainers because they rub against the carpet burn on your foot.

I'm sure my feet are only just drying out, i got back a few hours ago lol.

[robertsondeena]

when you got bowl of cereal and poured milk in it and could swear you put it all away in the right place. Then hubby goes to get himself a bowl of cereal and milk. He finds the milk on top of the refrigerator instead of inside the refrigerator. Oops. Good think it was not to long before hubby wanted his cereal.lol Wasn't spoiled milk yet.lol Just last week or was it the week before?

[Endless]

The full dog food and water bowls are suddenly half empty, and your stomach is mighty sick. And the dog is gone for that week.

[crazychick10793]

you know you have epilepsy if your aunt comes up and says " hey, whats up with all the posts about epilepsy on facebook? epilepsy isn't really a big part of your life or who you are." and you don't know if you want to punch her in the face or piss yourself laughing

[AlisonBP]

you know you have epilepsy if your aunt comes up and says " hey, whats up with all the posts about epilepsy on facebook? epilepsy isn't really a big part of your life or who you are." and you don't know if you want to punch her in the face or piss yourself laughing

my mum says i shouldnt go on epilepsy forums and let 'my illness' take over my life as listening to everyone complaining will make me depressed.

it was finding this forum that stopped me being depressed and reminded me that theres more to life than seizures and meds

[crazychick10793]

when one moment it is your italian teacher standing at the front of the classroom, and the next, spongebob squarepants is next to her doing everything she does, and nobody can figure out why on earth you are laughing so hard

[Endless]

When a 3D ghost face pops out of the TV, and it's not even Halloween.

[stilldancing_98]

You go into the hospital for stomach problems and you end up getting in much faster because of 2 seizures that will not stop.Did not fix the stomach problems either.

[crazychick10793]

You go into the hospital for stomach problems and you end up getting in much faster because of 2 seizures that will not stop.Did not fix the stomach problems either.

at least you got in faster! my math teacher told me that one day his friend's baby had a seizure, and they ran him to a hospital straight across the street, and the nurses made them sit in a waiting room with a seizing toddler for like 30 minutes while the poor parents are having a panic attack and thinking their child is dying until a doctor with some common sense walked by and rushed them to help WTF is up with people these days!?!?! poor baby and parents

[AlisonBP]

the nursing staff get so sick of your seizures that they give you a slap and tell you to stop then put a screen around your bed so they dont have to watch anymore.

yes this really did happen

[Loopy Lou]

That's disgraceful Alison! I hope you put a complaint in. Sadly, there's many who get treated like this.