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You know you have Epilepsy when you seriously consider assualting the next person that says "Have you never thought about doing your driving test?"
 
crazychick10793 said:
When a whole hallway has to be blocked off and everyone changing classes has to be redirected because the ambulance is here to get you.

When EMTs come to speak at your school's heath fair and you know 2 of the 3 of them very well

You come back to on the floor of your schools gym and the entire group of people you were having a conversation with is just staring at you frightened.

When your brother suspiciously goes and takes your pill case out of the cabinet because he's not sure you were telling the truth about taking them this morning.
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wow , sounds like my entire High School experience , guess i wasnt the only one
 
lol,that made me laugh,its weird though-Thou male must own car,if not serious anger and questions shalt come down on this male blah blah blah
 
You know you have epilepsy if..... You've had to redo the laundry in the basket in the bedroom because somehow you were sure it was the toilet no matter what anyone else told you.
 
You know you have epilepsy when, once again, you neuro has to fax your monthly lab request straight to the lab 'cause, once again, you misplaced your copy.
 
sorry if this is already on here , but it's too perfect for me .....


You know youre epileptic if ... you get more excited about a ride around the block than your dog does ! And you know you've been an epileptic for a long time when your willing to do tricks , bark , or anything else the person holding the keys wants you to do , in order to go for that ride !
 
You know you have epilepsy when you see "your" EMT saying Ya I see ya hangen out hear a lot !(At Starbucks) Hows your son doin? And you just want him to shut up so you can kiss him.Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
 
You know you're epileptic if you see sparkling lights and its not even Christmas.
If your doctor gets happy to see you for a "normal" illness like a fever or sore throat etc.
If you re-wash your hair in the shower cuz you can't remember if you had done it or not ...:roflmao:
 
marlena23 said:
You know you're epileptic if you see sparkling lights and its not even Christmas.
If your doctor gets happy to see you for a "normal" illness like a fever or sore throat etc.
If you re-wash your hair in the shower cuz you can't remember if you had done it or not ...:roflmao:
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loving the christmas lights part ( i always say i'm just reliving the disco craze )
 
You go shopping, get the bus all the way home, get off,, go home, them suddenly realise you didn't get the bus to town - you cycled there! Your bike is still locked up! So you get another bus back, then retrieve your bike.

You get a single fare on the bus only to remember when you sit down and the bus has started moving that you had a daysaver, so didn't need to buy any tickets!
 
You know you have epilepsy when your getting dressed in the morning and you can feel something choking you. You look down and your shirt is on backwards.

You take it off put a new one on, and still feel like your being choked. Look down, shirts on backwards. You take it off, put a new one on and once again, feel like beingf choked. Now it can't be the shirt if its already happened twice right? Wrong, its the shirt.

This time I didn't leave the house like that.
 
You know your epileptic when you find yourself in the kitchen getting ready to pour hot coffee into a coffee cup that is not there, but your had is, you have a bruised nose and your ankle is starting to swell up. The last thing you remember was getting out of bed.
 
Jeannie55 said:
You know your epileptic when you find yourself in the kitchen getting ready to pour hot coffee into a coffee cup that is not there, but your had is, you have a bruised nose and your ankle is starting to swell up. The last thing you remember was getting out of bed.
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wow , thats rough !
 
You know you have epilepsy when the developmentally disabled guy at the bus stop asks if you are confused and need help riding the bus.

(what a sweetie!)
 
You know you have epilepsy if while waiting in line at the bank you realize your bank card is missing. Your heart speeds up, your mind races and your mouth goes dry. You start to think of all the trouble you'll have to go through if someone stole it, then think of what to tell the teller & the trouble it'll be to cancel it and get a new one.

Finally when there's only 1 person ahead of you, you look at the window where the bank name is printed & realize you don't do your banking there.
 
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You go out to get the mail like you have done a thousand time, once you get it you turn around to head back to the office and all of a sudden you do not know where you are. You just stand there for a few minutes think "Where am I and how did I get here?"
 
when in a hospital for a checkup after six months. three different people say " hey i have seen you before," or a few days later the emt's ask you how was your most recent trip to the doctor
 
for starters

I know I have epilepsy when:

My husband :clap: when I can name an actor/actress. Bite me.

I let my dog in and try to let her in again as she looks at me; hey stupid I'm in!

I am talking on my phone and looking for it at same time.

It takes extreme concentration to write this, I was quick witted at one time!

I have yet to have the attention span to thank (where;s button?) everyone on here, and this site has been a safe haven for me.

Emergency room personnel have smirks on faces as if I have committed a crime.

Family loves to try and finish my sentences, as I slowly express my thoughts, makes me mad!!

you know you have E in the 70's in H.S. if no one knows your "spells" are partials (what I suspect looking back) not the nurse, my Mother who was also a nurse. The rumors: I was a druggy, mentally ill, hypacondriac (sp), retarded, trying to get out of class.

Thanks for all the posts - halarious (sp) funny stuff. It has taken lots of years for me to be able to laugh at this, but gotta have a sense of humor about this condition at some point.:bigsmile:
 
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