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@jakedduck1
Good Morning to All of You,
Well before being diagnosed with epilepsy (left temporal lobe epilepsy with mesial sclerosis), I had learned that when an aura started, I could interrupt it many times by stopping what I was doing. Example: when I was reading a book or just working on my computer, when an aura started, I would stop immediately those activities and get up and walk, and could many times interrupt it. Much later, after the diagnosis of my epilepsy, I learned to focus my attention on my left hand when an aura was starting. This activates my right temporal lobe (which is normal) to take control. By this, I could many times interrupt my aura or simple partial seizures. After interrupting my aura, I focus on the middle of my brain, between the two hemispheres, where no seizures can occur. All that was taught to me by Dr. Donna Andrews, from the Andrews-Reiter approach.
With the practice of yoga, I have been learning to identify my prodromes, which are early warning symptoms or sensations that occur before an actual seizure. When I have prodromes, I take it easy on myself, rest and practice the focus on the middle of my brain.
But when my seizures evolve from simple partial (auras) to complex partial, there is little that I can do. I can, in some circumstances, shout "seizure" or appear in my husband's home office with my blank stare (he already knows well this blank stare of mine) when he is around at home. After that, I cannot remember a thing anymore.
For those whose seizures start straight away with a generalized seizure, those experiences I share are not applicable. I understand this is your situation @jakedduck1, correct?
With the years in my epilepsy journey, I have observed that my auras have become shorter in time and sometimes are unperceived. I have thus focused more and more on identifying my prodromes.
For those interested, I can share some links regarding the Andrews-Reiter approach.
Take care!
Chris (@santosha)