Can people with Seizures/GrandMal protect themselves or big Chance of Brain injury?

[niceguyVZ]

People with Grandmals and other seizures that are bad, can fall and hit their heads. That's what i'm thinking as i see the threads and everything.

Is there anyway to protect yourselves(or if i had grandmals , to protect myself) from possible brain trauma?

I know people who had and have grandmals and i hear that they fall sometimes in the street or whatever. Luckly they haven't fallen on their heads but do some people with Grandmals end up with serious brain injury to the point where they in comma and lose speech and cognitive for years?

Even i who doesn't have Grand mals, even if i only have falling/balance Jerks and i almost fall , i fear that i may get injured badly or hurt someone. I already do keep injuring my knees from the jerks.
But i've protected myself and also other people from more by walking in plane empty areas. Big sidewalks and i try to stay away from the people who are passing.onder:

 

[Belinda5000]

You can always wear a helmet.I wore one when my sz's got really bad.

You can't live in a bubble , but you can walk on the grass.I've had seizures for 50 years.

You can't be scared your going to have a seizure everytime you go out.wear knee pads for your knees.

 

[Nakamova]

I've had more than a dozen tonic-clonics (grand mals) and never done significant injury to my head. The skull is remarkably tough. But yes, I guess there's always the risk that you could fall awkwardly or hit your head in a vulnerable area like the temple. (Of course that could happen even if you're in perfect health.) I've never been interested in wearing a helmet myself. Maybe if I were having t-cs very frequently -- many times a day or week -- then I might consider it.

So... wearing helmet, that's personal choice. As Belinda says, you can't live in a bubble, or put foam on every surface that you might encounter. You don't necessarily want epilepsy to dictate every aspect of your life, but if it gives you peace of mind to wear a helmet then you can give it a shot.

 

[SlimBlue]

It sounds like you're already doing some of the best things to avoid injury. I don't have the largest rooms in my home lol and some of them are stuffed full of computer bits etc, but I at least try and leave some decent floor space, and have a few big scatter cushions around

Obviously it's harder when you're out and about, but it's a mix of common sense and luck really- just as life is for everyone else on the planet.

The others are right- don't let your E define you, you're much more than that..