Nobody understands postictal

[petero]

Its unreal what the mind can do to us. Before during or after a seizure. The ambulance thing makes me recall when I had to be hauled off. It all felt like a dream. But looking back on my thought process is kind of funny. Like you said Laura trying to find the humor sometimes is all we can do at times. I have a phobia of needles so even though I was in an ambulance mumbling away, when I caught sight of the needle I freaked. So I can relate. The ambulance is scary enough as is haha.

have you seen the new needles they use? trippy - a different sort of prick feeling
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[Maisy]

Woah trippy like you said! Hope I never have one of them -.-

 

[petero]

Does anybody else find this? Apparently I say weird things when I'm postictal ...
...Anyone else have any similar experiences?

I just thought of an anecdotal type of comparison of how a tv sports reporter comes up to a key player on a losing team right after a game, interrupts their path to the lockerroom and starts asking them stupid questions. This type of situation is awkward for ME as a tv viewer.
Then multiply this agony/pain/awkwardness by about 1000 and have the same situation occur when the player is losing consciousness from a massive concussion, and the reporter starts asking the player invasive and personal questions.
But then again there's no way to convey what the player himself is feeling during this - but as a viewer one should (if they have any tact whatsoever) find this type of situation extraordinarily awkward.
But we could probably relate to this type of situation as the concussed playerx100000.

 

[bridge]

OMG, ya its is so weird.. It is like a dreamlike state... I do remember my very 1st one, many years ago, I woke up in the ambulance and was freaking out.. I tried to pull the IV out of my arm... Its so freaky, especially waking up out of it in an ambulance, that's even more freaky... I remember waking up with these strangers around me, what do they expect, you wakeup and have these people you don't know putting needles in your arms, who wouldn't be afraid...