I don't drive and have never learned, when I was a care free kid driving seemed so fun, and I even wanted a moped when I was 16. However, as an anxious adult I've been in two crashes as a passenger, nothing major but still scary, and I've driven as a passenger long and far enough to know that I do not WANT to drive. Epilepsy or not, I get angry enough and anxious enough being driven, there are too many asshats on the road and I just don't trust them. Plus, we get a free bus pass anyway, and in my city the buses usually are quicker than driving (thank you bus lanes!).
As for drinking, I still drink. Cause I went 6 years without a seizure, and without any diagnosis, I drank heavily without a care in the world (well I was in my teens/early 20s). Since having the last seizure and subsequent diagnosis; I have cut down on the frequency of my drinking, but mainly to help with my anxiety and general mood. I also don't drink if I have plans or work the next day, as a precaution. I'm going out tomorrow on my first night out since December so I'm looking forward to that, it'll always be in the back of my mind that it might cause something, but it hasn't yet so I guess all I can do is wait and see.
