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I think I was most content while I was still wrapped up within my mother before I had any thoughts of my own. Those things bug me. I like sleeping.
nicholas:)
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I have parts of the day when I'm happy and content -obviously other parts I'm not but then I look forward to then next time- be it in minutes, hours or days. I try not to look at the wider picture- tiny steps for me and appreciation of times when I feel okay.
People can lift my mood - just someone saying hello.
Food, having eaten, tends to lower my mood but in all cases sleep here and there during the day tends to be healing.
Nick
People can lift my mood - just someone saying hello.
Food, having eaten, tends to lower my mood but in all cases sleep here and there during the day tends to be healing.
Nick
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thanks Nick
you know it's weird - a lot of the time I feel the same way
eating, like, it's a drag on my metabolism
maybe I'm malnourished if digestion saps my energy like that :-(
I have been eating more, and eating better though...
petero
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ya - having started having seizures has placed a regimen on my life that I do not appreciate anymore
if they weren't so deleterious to my health I might not mind having a seizure or cluster every couple monthes like I had
but then they might have gotten worse had I not started a regimen too
Endless
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Wow.
That question thumped me back to earth. I had a day last year when I was completely happy and at peace. It was one of the rarer days when I had no headache. I hadn't had a seizure in awhile. And I was sitting on the beach at sunset, with the whole beach to myself. I felt totally at peace. Not being in pain or not having a seizure tends to do that, lol....
When have I felt extremely happy and contented for more than an hour at a time? I believe that was around 2004. It's hard to be happy when your health is bad, especially when it involves pain. If I take pain meds I just feel dull. My seizure meds make me feel like there is cotton stuffed in my head.
I still enjoy things, it's just not that zen-like peace and soaring joy I often felt before my health took a dive.
I did a little e-research, for those in here who think their symptoms might be depression.
Epilepsy and depression are highly comorbid. In other words, if you have one condition your odds of having the other one are higher. 43% of people with intractible (uncontrolled) epilepsy also suffer from depression.
http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/psysym_depres.html
Here's an article on why. Put on your science hats, kids.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1176322/
That question thumped me back to earth. I had a day last year when I was completely happy and at peace. It was one of the rarer days when I had no headache. I hadn't had a seizure in awhile. And I was sitting on the beach at sunset, with the whole beach to myself. I felt totally at peace. Not being in pain or not having a seizure tends to do that, lol....
When have I felt extremely happy and contented for more than an hour at a time? I believe that was around 2004. It's hard to be happy when your health is bad, especially when it involves pain. If I take pain meds I just feel dull. My seizure meds make me feel like there is cotton stuffed in my head.
I still enjoy things, it's just not that zen-like peace and soaring joy I often felt before my health took a dive.
I did a little e-research, for those in here who think their symptoms might be depression.
Epilepsy and depression are highly comorbid. In other words, if you have one condition your odds of having the other one are higher. 43% of people with intractible (uncontrolled) epilepsy also suffer from depression.
http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/psysym_depres.html
Here's an article on why. Put on your science hats, kids.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1176322/
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I can't even remember. It's been a long time. 
Hand of Blood
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before i had sezuires! i always did get light headed alot and panicy but i could cope with that now everythings worse!
Hand of Blood
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annoying thing is when i do get excited about something so really happy.... i get auras! so..... no happyness for me
one day in 2009 i felt elated, calm, and serene. nothing different that day, so i can not put my finger on it. have not felt that good since. most days are struggling to feel good. Fatigue, anxiety, and no energy are my companion. I am vulnerable to the affects of stress. I hate being wimpy! I have to pace myself, and it is hard to be spontaneous with activities. Working out is a priority since I feel like it helps my energy. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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I've been pretty much a happy person all the time, and epilepsy hasn't stopped that. I'm the one making jokes and laughing at other peoples all the time.
I'm not going to worry because it's been 3 weeks and I haven't had a seizure yet and I just know the next one is due soon. Oh well, if it's going to happen then it's going to happen and I can't stop it. Who knows, that last one I had may be the last one that I'm ever going to have, just have to wait and see.
Even after I have a seizure my husband will tell me the stupid things that I did during it. We'll end up laughing about most of it.
I'm not going to live my life around having epilepsy either. If I want to do something then I'm going to do it. My husband's friend called out of no where and invited us stay at his house for a few days, he lives 8 hours away. My husband asked if I wanted to do it and I said sure, we need to get out and do something. I wasn't worring that I might have a seizure while I was there. Like I said - If it's going to happen then it's going to happen. But I'm going to have fun before it does!
I'm not going to worry because it's been 3 weeks and I haven't had a seizure yet and I just know the next one is due soon. Oh well, if it's going to happen then it's going to happen and I can't stop it. Who knows, that last one I had may be the last one that I'm ever going to have, just have to wait and see.
Even after I have a seizure my husband will tell me the stupid things that I did during it. We'll end up laughing about most of it.
I'm not going to live my life around having epilepsy either. If I want to do something then I'm going to do it. My husband's friend called out of no where and invited us stay at his house for a few days, he lives 8 hours away. My husband asked if I wanted to do it and I said sure, we need to get out and do something. I wasn't worring that I might have a seizure while I was there. Like I said - If it's going to happen then it's going to happen. But I'm going to have fun before it does!