list made for having seizures
small list having to do with having seizures
(epilepsy)
events/situations
emotional
physical
aura/ warning yellow flag… uh oh, pay attention,
I feel vulnerable,
physcially, nerves stand on end
stronger warnings like almost there fear, powerlessness, victim
feeling terror
physically my stomach, bad butterflys in there really bad, brainwaves
beginning to short curcit, I can feel it and see it,
I break out in sweat from being afraid, I believe someting is going to get
me.
seizures at last its come,
Im terrified and relieved, I knew it was coming but had to wait. I feel
completely helpless, unable to think beyond the siezure itself, scared
because what if it doesnt stop? physically tense everywhere, but at the
same time more relalxed.
Warren is confused and I am too. I want to run and cant run.
a seizure is beyond my control
but was there ever a time when smoking stoped the seizure from happening
again?
no, never
was there ever a time when smoking made me feel safer while having seizures?
no, it only gave me something else to think about in between, but I could
have a seizure while smoking as well and that always scared me. it has
never made me feel safer.
am I willing to put up with the discomfort and confusion and the other
sensations, no matter how hard and harsh they seem to be, to remain
smokefree?
I am willing, I want be stay a non smoker and learn to deal with my seizures
in a more constructive way. my loss of control is temproray, my loss of
another quit may not be.
I chose to be a non smoker even in such an event as this.
Is smoking ever an apporpiate response to any situation, even medical things
that are beyond my control?
no
is there any part of this kind of event that smoking would really “fix”?
no it only makes it worse and sometimes very dangorous. it is not a fix to
this or to anything else,
as a non smoker, am I willing to face this event head on without smoking
even knowing it may takea while to get it under control again?
yes, there are other options, soothing tea, taking the meds given for this,
finding relaxing and healthy distractions are better.
I Chose to remain concsious of my choices, to not have to smoke no matter
what event is happening.
and I will help Warren to learn to respond better to this situation.
caisy