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
I agree, your life sucks 59 699
You deserved it 8 993

Same thing different taste

Top comments

Win_fml 0

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

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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Oh... This is not uncommon though. It's called the Paka Paka effect :) usually caused by having too many or too fast flashes on the screen. However, it's only very common with 9 year olds( hence the tragic siezure frenzy in Japan in... 1977( I think) millions of 9 year olds got seizures by watching an original pokemon episode, pikatchu's lightening had a lot of yellow and white fast flashes) , if you're older, you should check with a dorctor. It could mean sth as simple as having ur brain wired like that of a 9 year old , or it could be a sign of sth serious.

#24 I don't think Pokémon was around in 1977. Maybe you meant 1997?

You seem to have come down with a case of awesomeness. Side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, and/or seizures. Trust me, I'm a doctor.

Epileptic seizures are triggered very easily actually. My brother has them, and he was sleeping and just randomly had one. I feel for ya bro, that's gotta suck.

Um, None of you have any idea what your talking about. Anyone at any age is susceptible to an (isolated) seizure. This does not necessarily mean you have epilepsy.. Not by a long shot. Seizures could be caused by many provoking factors - and flashing strobe like lights have been known to cause seizures in people even without epilepsy; Hence the warning. Some people just have lower 'seizure thresholds' than others.. But I guarantee any of you snort enough cocaine or put a strobe light directly infront of your face in a pitch black room.. You will have a seizure, doesn't mean you have epilepsy though.

BeQuickOrBeDead_fml 0

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. I just got soo psyched after reading this....(and the nitendo website warnings LOL)...Dudeeeeee, You gotta tell me what game was it! I neeed to know! Lol @ # 29 && #2

Jessaly_fml 0

I always think the same damn thing! Well good to know those warnings aren't for nothing, I always found them ridiculous. Then again, you're talking to the girl who can play games for days and not be phased...