so basically i haven't been diagnosed epileptic nor have i had gone to the doctor for the symptoms but i want to hear from people with previous experiences and see if they can help me figure out what i'm going through.
as far as symptoms go, basically... i get many (and i mean many) episodes where i sort of disassociate. it starts by feeling some sort of tingle on the right side of my head/brain. then... i start to hyperventilate, my eyes start to loose focus, my hands and neck start to twitch, and i just sort of loose touch with my surroundings. i can feel and hear everything but almost as if it was from a third person perspective.
i have read a lot of info about seizures and i'm not sure if my symptoms relate to that. i don't think i've had episodes where i don't remember having them except for maybe a couple in my past.
as to why they're triggered? i'm not really sure either... i've tried to pinpoint a trigger but i've discovered that it's not just one thing... it can happen with almost anything. stress, panic, with no triggers at all, if i drink... they just happen often and in different intensities. from slightly feeling what i described above to literally being on the floor in fetal position not being able to move for a few minutes or my whole body twitches... yet the whole time i'm aware of it... which is pretty much the only thing that keeps me from thinking it's not a seizure.
i also feel like other people (unless they're extremely close to me) don't notice it... i just sort of have an episode and sail off in my head without anyone noticing and i'll come back when i hear my name or if i'm aware enough i'll do something like poke me with a pin to snap back and make the symptoms stop. the whole time tho i keep reminding myself that i'm still here even though i feel like i'm not... but sometimes it's hard to snap out of it.
anyway... that's pretty much the story... any thoughts on what this could be? seizure? anxiety attack? panic attack?
thanks.
as far as symptoms go, basically... i get many (and i mean many) episodes where i sort of disassociate. it starts by feeling some sort of tingle on the right side of my head/brain. then... i start to hyperventilate, my eyes start to loose focus, my hands and neck start to twitch, and i just sort of loose touch with my surroundings. i can feel and hear everything but almost as if it was from a third person perspective.
i have read a lot of info about seizures and i'm not sure if my symptoms relate to that. i don't think i've had episodes where i don't remember having them except for maybe a couple in my past.
as to why they're triggered? i'm not really sure either... i've tried to pinpoint a trigger but i've discovered that it's not just one thing... it can happen with almost anything. stress, panic, with no triggers at all, if i drink... they just happen often and in different intensities. from slightly feeling what i described above to literally being on the floor in fetal position not being able to move for a few minutes or my whole body twitches... yet the whole time i'm aware of it... which is pretty much the only thing that keeps me from thinking it's not a seizure.
i also feel like other people (unless they're extremely close to me) don't notice it... i just sort of have an episode and sail off in my head without anyone noticing and i'll come back when i hear my name or if i'm aware enough i'll do something like poke me with a pin to snap back and make the symptoms stop. the whole time tho i keep reminding myself that i'm still here even though i feel like i'm not... but sometimes it's hard to snap out of it.
anyway... that's pretty much the story... any thoughts on what this could be? seizure? anxiety attack? panic attack?
thanks.
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