Brain Game Room Chat Board - Talk About It!

[brain]

WELCOME TO THE BRAIN GAME ROOM
CHAT BOARD...
TALK ABOUT IT!

Spill the beans! We all have our "weaknesses" one
way or another - due to genetic, mitochondrial,
surgery, medication, etc - all because of Epilepsy
(but one does not have to have Epilepsy to play
among the boards - everyone can participate these
fun games!)




One of my major problematic issue which I will be
frank is the scrambled words. You will rarely ever
find me ever posting in there - my mind literally goes
"blank". No matter which way I try to put it together,
a kindergartner can probably wipe me out in seconds!

This area here over the years (or rather decades itself),
especially in neuropsychological testing - those words
have me at a complete "zoned out" phase.

Other area of hindrance to me is especially of today,
those that puts strain into the "thought process", whereas
it can induce seizures.



Then there are many others who struggles with cognitive
functionality - I have some issues and areas myself that
in which I've learned to work around, but it does not fully
compensate the loss completely.

It does not matter if medications (anti-epileptic drugs) are
involved or not ---> but there have been some anti-epileptic
drugs that have made some impact; but being upfront and
honest --> I struggle with memory issues. At this present
point - it has become a reliance upon my computer and/or other
resources - to keep me in synchronization, or otherwise
I'd be at complete lost.

I do become embarrassed - and it does become frustrating.
For just moments after telling me something, I'd no sooner forget!



All the more to loathe Epilepsy, it is even more insinuating, like
my son implied, "it's annoying when she (mom) seizing and we're
trying to talk to her and she's trying to understand and she's off
on another planet" ... that is probably the best description I think
is what my son remarked word for word ... if not CM would correct
me ... *laughing*

But this is "OUR SPOT" - where we can unleash our "brain game"
frustration - whether it be simple word game to math such as
Sudoku to Puzzles - or whatever it might be...

Here - Feet are allowed on the coffee table and you can
TALK ABOUT IT!

[brain]

Also an addendum, keep in mind this thread/chat room
is pertaining to those revolving around games.

I do want to add that you can Talk About It:

Photic / Semi-Photic Games

Struggles / Memory Issues / Weaknesses & Strengths

News (example - "Epilepsy Labels now on Video Games")

and so forth ....
So feel free to TALK ABOUT IT!

Any other issues that are non-game issues, post it over
in the CWE's Kitchen Forum - in the Epilepsy Related issues.

This way we can keep everything in Synchronization.

A Poll is coming up .... and will post a link to it on this thread
here as it will be posted in the back fence!

[brain]

The poll is completely PRIVATE! *YAY* and people
have already begun to vote as soon as I put it up,
it has to be a record folks! Votes within seconds
after being put up! No one will KNOW who voted
so you have all the privacy in the world! Also it is
a multiple choice vote, I put that there to throw
"lurkers" out of the loop on purpose!



But here's the link:

Memory and Cognitive Functionality Issues

[homemom360]

I have experience in this area. I have had E since 1996 and in 1999 just after I got married I was playing a video game on my husbands console and he left the room momentarily and came back moments later to find me sitting the the floor where he had left me just a moment before, but now I was deep into a t/c. This was his first experience with seizures and was left with no choice but to call 911. I came around half way to the hospital, to a freaking out husband and a million questions I could not answer from the EMT. After that I have been very careful when playing games. I don't play ones with lots of lights or rapid movement. I watch even the games I watch him play, and when the little muscle behind my eye starts to twitch it is time to stop watching or else. I have not gotten a positive on light sensitivity on my EEG's but I know my own body and now understand why they have those warnings on those games.

[brain]

Does only certain games impact and affect you or
all of them? Being only semi-photic, certain games
affect and effects me while others do not.

Ironically the older games and old consoles did not
have so much problematic issue with me, unless I
played with it for prolonged period of time.

Maybe I am wrong but it just so it seems that once
graphics, accelerators, and other events - including
"cheats" - can really send one off!

And it's almost 'unfair' ...