By seizure_girl - 15/08/2013 13:32 - United States - Pierre

Today, I discovered I have epilepsy. 10 years ago, I told my mother about my frequent fits of vertigo, deja vu, nausea, flashes of memory and strange sounds, smells, and images, coupled with an other-worldly feeling. I thought they were holy visions. So did she. FML
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seizure_girl 4

Hi there. OP here. Temporal lobe epilepsy involves some pretty freakish seizures that are actually interpreted as religious visions by many. They're a very intense spiritual experience. I was fifteen years old, and spent the next three years as a devout Christian, my own logic at war with my profound sense of purpose. Then I turned 18 and discovered marijuana. Lo and behold, the "visions" disappeared, and I was an atheist again. I made the connection between the drug and the cessation of my fits when I stopped taking it and they came back. Epilepsy never occurred to me until recently, the first time I collapsed into a grand mal seizure in public. I picked myself up off the ground in confusion to meet a lot of stares, and a woman nearby informed me I'd had a seizure. The "aura" that I'd gotten just before blacking out and convulsing was the same as the onset of my previous "visions", the first real clue I'd ever gotten. And yes, my mother is an idiot. When I said that I'd had a seizure while she'd been across the fairgrounds, she accused me of being drunk and said she was disappointed in me for ruining our fun evening at the carnival.

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Welshite 39

Yeah, I think the "holy visions" are as the parents who thought their child was possessed when he was actually suffering from seizures.

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jeanyrios 10

There is a specific brain surgery for your condition. A cousin in law had it done and stopped suffering from epileptic seizures. Contact NYU hospital and maybe you can get evaluated by them to see if you could be a candidate for the surgery. Or get a medical marijuana card so law can leave you alone and in peace.

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Random__Name_ 19

at least you know about it now so you could treat it and get better

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lina21 12

Sorry to say, but your mom sounds like a moronic religious nut. Seizures can do some serious damage, and I can't imagine hearing that and not taking your kid to the doctor

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nlenaghen 5

well op, it seems like you have the same kind of seizures that I had. I know how you feel and I know that it's difficult, I used to have 30 plus seizures a day, but after surgery and a few years of switching medications I am now seizure free and hopefully you someday will be as well. I wish you the best of luck.

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harrypotterfan22 21

Welcome to the wonderful world of epilepsy!! Marvel as you have to take many different medications and have continuous neurologist visits most likely until the day you die. We hope you enjoy your stay here and remember to take your medication every day.

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apple97_fml 9

I have epilepsy and get auras sometimes too it's so scary

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moonmoon 5

For real, holy vision? You need to go to a doc for more epilepsy and delusions

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