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I have grown up with serious seizure most my life...I've had them for about 25 yrs. I am very fortunate that my seizures are mostly under control, with a healthy diet, plenty sleep, and medicine.
During most grand mal seizures...I have appeared to others to be unaware of what is going on. Yes I was unaware, and unaware that I was having a seizure, but I was able to "hear" others around me (only during very brief moments). I spoke about this to my parents, to prove it to them, I quoted what I had heard, and the placement of the people in the room.
As a grade school child, my family and I tested it out and here is what worked for me...during each grand mal after discovering this:
* The family member would tell me "(my name) I know you can hear me", then they would ask me simple questions to get me to respond:
a. Where are you?
b. Who am I?
C. (and other questions that might be an interest to me at the time)
They would continue this through out the seizure until I became conscious.
It did work, I could hear them (not during the whole seizure but only at very brief moments). Sometimes I thought I was answering their questions and afterwords they would tell me I didn't. Then there were times that as I was coming out of the seizure I was answering. Either way, this helped me to pull out of them, instead of having seizure after seizure. The seizures, became shorter and further apart.
I have my theory on why this works, but do not know for sure. The family goal with this was to get me to start focusing and stop the current seizure, or get it to end quicker, resulting in less damage to my body.
I know this is somewhat unconventional, and it may not work for everyone, but maybe it will help someone that may be going through this with a loved one.
God Bless,
Loving Life
:wave:
During most grand mal seizures...I have appeared to others to be unaware of what is going on. Yes I was unaware, and unaware that I was having a seizure, but I was able to "hear" others around me (only during very brief moments). I spoke about this to my parents, to prove it to them, I quoted what I had heard, and the placement of the people in the room.
As a grade school child, my family and I tested it out and here is what worked for me...during each grand mal after discovering this:
* The family member would tell me "(my name) I know you can hear me", then they would ask me simple questions to get me to respond:
a. Where are you?
b. Who am I?
C. (and other questions that might be an interest to me at the time)
They would continue this through out the seizure until I became conscious.
It did work, I could hear them (not during the whole seizure but only at very brief moments). Sometimes I thought I was answering their questions and afterwords they would tell me I didn't. Then there were times that as I was coming out of the seizure I was answering. Either way, this helped me to pull out of them, instead of having seizure after seizure. The seizures, became shorter and further apart.
I have my theory on why this works, but do not know for sure. The family goal with this was to get me to start focusing and stop the current seizure, or get it to end quicker, resulting in less damage to my body.
I know this is somewhat unconventional, and it may not work for everyone, but maybe it will help someone that may be going through this with a loved one.
God Bless,
Loving Life
:wave: