Im sure this has been asked/discussed before, but Im new here, and although not brand new to epilepsy, you'd think so, but I'm learning more here than I have anywhere else. I so.. appreciate sharing here, and the feedback has made me feel more at ease, realizing I'm not alone, and just maybe not a werido 
Anyhow, I am wondering about triggers (for seizures), as I think I tend to have some odd ones, but really I am not sure if they are odd. I know everyone is different.
Here are a few of my triggers that seem really bizarre to me
If I am talking to someone (conversation) and I am standing especially and focusing all of my attention on that person and conversation, sometimes I will have a simple partial, and/or maybe I had a complex, as sometimes I get the "glitch" and not sure if I did anything Im unaware of.
So, I often avoid this, by continuing to have the convo with the person, but also doing something else at the same time, this seems to help keep it to a minimum, or stop it from happening altogether.
Like the other day I was out in the yard, and a neighbor stopped by to chat, as I was standing there just staring at her, talking, and listening, I started to feel weird (description too... long) as happens often in these situations. So I continuted the conversation with her, but bent down and began to weed my flower beds as we talked, this put a stop to my "jumps" and feeling weird.
I an not sure why focusing on one thing, such as this, can cause a seizure,
anyone else get this trigger, when they concentrate too much on one thing?
I prefer to multitask, for some reason it helps.
This occurs in other instances as well, like trying to focus on other single things, it depends on what it is thou, and how much of my attention it needs.
Hope that makes sense.
Next, is the "too much for my senses" trigger, like driving in the car with tonz of cars buzzing by, signs, buildings, yada, yada, and often I will bring a magazine in the car, and look down at that back and forth, or play a game on my cell phone to distract me.
This same things happens in areas like large stores or crowds with lots of stimuli, visuals, noise, and then my brain goes "weird" then also. But if I can find a place to sit down, and focus some of my attention to something else, it lessens or stops then too.
Less frequent is the computer, it depends on the website. Stagnant programs (not on the internet) do not seem to effect me. But right now as I write this, I am not having a seizure, but still the words seem to be jumping a bit, and there are some jumping colors and fading in and out of grey hughs that I am sure they arent really there, or maybe everyone see's that on some websites from time to time? This one usually doesnt bother me at all, unless I stayed on for a long... time, then I might get a jolt. But I figure it is from concentrating too much on it, and not the flickering of the screen itself really.
Alas, then there are things like lighting that Im not sure about. Bright light, like the sun creating bright glares off of metal, or quick flashes like shade to light, shade to light effect me also, but not always, usually I try to look away quick. Low blood sugar, lack of enough sleep, and "that time" also.
Sorry about some of my terminology. I dont know how else to describe somethings other than this, so hope it makes sense. 
Anyone relate to these? Or have others of your own that are unique?
JLynn
Anyhow, I am wondering about triggers (for seizures), as I think I tend to have some odd ones, but really I am not sure if they are odd. I know everyone is different.
Here are a few of my triggers that seem really bizarre to me
If I am talking to someone (conversation) and I am standing especially and focusing all of my attention on that person and conversation, sometimes I will have a simple partial, and/or maybe I had a complex, as sometimes I get the "glitch" and not sure if I did anything Im unaware of.
So, I often avoid this, by continuing to have the convo with the person, but also doing something else at the same time, this seems to help keep it to a minimum, or stop it from happening altogether.
Like the other day I was out in the yard, and a neighbor stopped by to chat, as I was standing there just staring at her, talking, and listening, I started to feel weird (description too... long) as happens often in these situations. So I continuted the conversation with her, but bent down and began to weed my flower beds as we talked, this put a stop to my "jumps" and feeling weird.
I an not sure why focusing on one thing, such as this, can cause a seizure,
anyone else get this trigger, when they concentrate too much on one thing?
I prefer to multitask, for some reason it helps.
This occurs in other instances as well, like trying to focus on other single things, it depends on what it is thou, and how much of my attention it needs.
Hope that makes sense.
Next, is the "too much for my senses" trigger, like driving in the car with tonz of cars buzzing by, signs, buildings, yada, yada, and often I will bring a magazine in the car, and look down at that back and forth, or play a game on my cell phone to distract me.
This same things happens in areas like large stores or crowds with lots of stimuli, visuals, noise, and then my brain goes "weird" then also. But if I can find a place to sit down, and focus some of my attention to something else, it lessens or stops then too.
Less frequent is the computer, it depends on the website. Stagnant programs (not on the internet) do not seem to effect me. But right now as I write this, I am not having a seizure, but still the words seem to be jumping a bit, and there are some jumping colors and fading in and out of grey hughs that I am sure they arent really there, or maybe everyone see's that on some websites from time to time? This one usually doesnt bother me at all, unless I stayed on for a long... time, then I might get a jolt. But I figure it is from concentrating too much on it, and not the flickering of the screen itself really.
Alas, then there are things like lighting that Im not sure about. Bright light, like the sun creating bright glares off of metal, or quick flashes like shade to light, shade to light effect me also, but not always, usually I try to look away quick. Low blood sugar, lack of enough sleep, and "that time" also.
Sorry
about some of my terminology. I dont know how else to describe somethings other than this, so hope it makes sense. Anyone relate to these? Or have others of your own that are unique?
JLynn
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