I was speaking with one of those Facebook friends that you never met the other way. She also has a very specific disorder, although not epilepsy, but close to the spectrum. When asking what she hates the most about her condition, she said “the way the others perceive her”. Thinking about epilepsy, how do friends and ..read more

Dating can be an exhilarating journey filled with anticipation, butterflies, and the hope of finding a lasting connection. However, for individuals living with epilepsy, the experience of dating can come with unique challenges and uncertainties. In this blog post, we will explore the problems that people with epilepsy often encounter while dating and offer some ..read more

Doctors define cluster seizures as having two or more seizures within 24 hours. Well, on December 28th, I had 5 seizures in about 5-6 hours, with the last one being on a stretcher when the ambulance came to pick me up after the first ones. From my perspective, it wasn’t extraordinary. I finally realized what ..read more

It’s been over a year since I posted last. In the past year, I started a new (part-time) job, still working on the old one (so working 170% of a “normal” person’s time) and trying to get a personal life. This seems overwhelming from where I stand and invisible for those outside. My dating/personal life ..read more

There are two types of reactions from doctors when you’re newly diagnosed and three types of reactions from people with epilepsy. People would epilepsy can be split into the “don’t give a f*ck, I’ll do what I want” and the “I need to close myself into a closet made of pillows to not get hurt ..read more

I don’t have a lots of followers for this blog or a huge number of view – about 150-200 views/day. And most of these go to a post about humanity that I wrote in 2013. However, how I wrote in my previous post, I get questions from time to time. Some stupid, some not. Some ..read more

In 2020, I received quite a few messages from people with epilepsy asking about side effects of meds, what kind of seizures I have or how do I handle stress, among other. But, at the same time, I received questions from people without epilepsy: friends, family, teachers of those with epilepsy. While 90% of the ..read more