HOLY SHIT.
After 15 years of not knowing where the hell my seizures are coming from, I got some interesting news from my neurologist today that cleared up quite a bit…🧵
After 15 years of not knowing where the hell my seizures are coming from, I got some interesting news from my neurologist today that cleared up quite a bit…🧵
I had an 72 hour EEG done in September (on my bday 😒) and had to push “the button” about 3 times—basically any time I felt an aura coming on, I had to click it so they knew where to look specifically in that time frame. 2/
Well APPARENTLY when he looked at the footage during those times, there was literally ZERO seizure activity 😳
But it felt the exact same way as the auras I get from an epileptic seizure. So wtf? 3/
But it felt the exact same way as the auras I get from an epileptic seizure. So wtf? 3/
Turns out, they’re psychological. My anxiety is SO FUCKING BAD that I’m literally triggering myself.
So now I’m being referred to a psychiatrist to get anxiety medication and I’m kind of…happy? 4/
So now I’m being referred to a psychiatrist to get anxiety medication and I’m kind of…happy? 4/
Normally I’d like to think I could “handle it”, but clearly it’s worse than I thought.
Way worse.
Idk what it feels like to not be anxious and now I’ll finally get a chance 🥲
#ActuallyAutistic #epileptic
Way worse.
Idk what it feels like to not be anxious and now I’ll finally get a chance 🥲
#ActuallyAutistic #epileptic
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