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Stigma and Epilepsy (or any stigma)
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Aug 23 2:44am | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
@jakedduck1
Jake, thank you so much for sharing such an interesting presentation. It is amazing to see those beliefs alive in our Western society in the XXI century!!! But unfortunately, this is true.
Not very long ago this year, I heard from someone that my epilepsy is due to the vaccines against COVID-19 I took in 2020 and 2021. What an absurd!!! I told then this person that I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2019, well before taking those vaccines and that he should get more knowledge on epilepsy before saying such things. What a poor education from someone who has an undergraduate degree! I was shocked!
At first, I felt bad when I sensed that a few people were distanced from me when I told them about my epilepsy. Nowadays, I am the one who does not want to have those people in my life. I am no longer ashamed of my condition, but I had to work it out with my neuropsychologist. Do not let stigma affect you!!!
Have all a good week!
Chris (@santosha)
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Like your reply. Some people do not belong in our life. I have an affirmation about that. If I cut you out of my life you most likely gave me the scissors.There is also something called the Proximity map where determination are made about who stays in our life and how close. My husband and I own an RV and at the end of March right before we moved the campground host told me the apocalypse was coming on the eclipse in April then proceeded to inform me about repentance how to worship God etc. I do not want to offend anyone's religious beliefs but I was scared by her forwardness and lack of boundaries.Extrememotional distress is a seizure precipitation. We moved her predictions did not occur and I cut off contact. I thought before this I had a friend.