Carpe diem

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was so excited to play the video game I just bought, I decided to read the manual in the game. I went over the seizure warning and thought to myself, who the hell gets a seizure from playing a video game? Apparently I do. FML
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Win_fml 0

Heed the warning, bro. They don't make this shit up.

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fakkumairaifu 14

When will people remember this? Just because ALL THE FMLs AUTOMATICALLY start with "Today", it doesn't mean that they happened the same day! Anyway, that sucks a lot, especially if you're a big gamer - I'd be bummed if it were me. I'm curious about what game it was now, though.

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redbluegreen 40

What game was it? I've heard of it happening, but the chances of it being you seems pretty low. But what are you going to do to prevent it? We all take that risk, I guess. You were just unlucky?

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alliem199521 10

If u have epilepsy the chances are pretty ******* high. Dipshit.

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Asmoday_fml 0

u had a seizure bc i know you were playing [PROTOTYPE]tm and there is so much action on the screen at one time that even Helen Keller would have had a seizure @11 ps3 sucks

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snickerz01 0

ps3 is dope, xbox is doper. problem solved

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athena3100 9

True, Ps3 is dope, but Xbox is da bomb!

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Avenging_Angel 0

Seizures from playing video games are really rare. But doctors still want you to sit as far away from the screen as possible, in a well lit room, and take a fifteen minute break every hour. I don't really do any of those tho... But anyway, FYL

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XcuzimsotiredX 25

so THATS why I've never been cool! Why'd that first seizure have to be in kindergarten...

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cutebutpsycho 0

HA! This made me giggle. But seriously, I always wondered about those warnings too. I didn't think that anything like that could actually happen. My friend gets motion sickness and can't play video games, so I guess I should have known. They don't make that stuff up.

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null_fml 11

At least you weren't watching Battling Seizure Robots.

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Leptailurus 0

I have mild epilepsy, too, and am an avid gamer. Just gotta be sure you play in a well-lit room and don't sit too close to the screen. :)

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lesp 6

At least your FML didn't read Today, I was reafksnfffckicc d dkxkd fmck fng c clcnf d d elskw we f fnxoc r ekdos. FML That would be him having a seizure again, for the slower among us.

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Laci_Laine 0

First of all, you CANNOT have a seizure unless you have a seizure focus, (which is what causes epilepsy in it's varying degrees of severity) so these games can't cause someone with a normal healthy brain to have one. Second, if the op has a seizure focus and his brain was already stressed (such as from not enough oxygen to the brain from low blood pressure or whatever, or lack of sleep) a video game that has the warning could absolutely trigger a seizure. Third, you usually completely recover from a seizure in mere minutes after you regain consciousness. You just feel a bit woozy for a bit. And to the op, now you know you have a seizure focus. If you have health insurance an EEG can tell u how severe it is (it's probly extremely mild if this was your first one so thats not really all that important), and an MRI can tell you if there is an underlying factor such as a cyst or tumor aggrivating your seizure focus. Whew! I feel like I'm on ask the doctors or something! Lol. If u do have any questions comment them on your post ha ha

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ihTzJasMine 0

How Can You Get A Seizure from a videogame and what cause a seizure from a video game And so true # 27 Lol.

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XcuzimsotiredX 25

Photosensitivity is a rare but powerful seizure trigger.

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