Interduction to Epilepsy.
Seizures may bought on by stress, Anxiety, panic, tension etc apart from others causes such as brain damage, injuries, trauma etc.
The person may be diagnosed
by their GP,
if they have a lot of
seizures a lot times
rather than just now
and then.
Seizures can start at any age for length of time, stop any length of time, they stop for life or come back, no one knows if or when.
There can be difference in time to how long someone is having a seizure for to how long someone is having to be on medication for.
Just because your seizures may stop for however long does not make you none Epileptic, even they never come back again, it is there in your history. It is a very strange condition where different people who face, face it differently.
For eg; I was born with Epilepsy, I had seizures from birth and taken off medication when I was twelve to thirteen then I was seizure free till I was thirty - one years old till I was forty - three.
what cause Epilepsy and what causes people to have seizures?
Really the cause of Epilepsy is what it is.
It can be a number of things like a lot of stress, tumor, electricity to the brain, chemicals etc; even if the person is worrying a lot about something, someone etc, lack sleep, even too much sleep even panic and maybe more.https://www.epilepsy.com/causes
This could also be if a lot is playing on the mind such as emotional issues, which may affect other issues with their health as well mental health illness such as Money problems, house problems, moving house, falling out or and breaking up with, friends, family, partner, one the other or all three, deaths of people they know etc.
Epilepsy can be a death risk it’s self but not everyone faces it. https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/about/types-of-seizures.htm Seizures like most conditions, problems etc can be from mild, moderate, severe, minor, major etc. My seizures for eg; have been what used to call at the start of my life in the 70s Petty mall, most people have gram mall, chronic Tonic, there is more in the link I put on. https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/about/first-aid.htm
A panic attack and an epileptic fit
can be very similar.
Epileptic seizures do not tend to last long
on the whole where as Anxiety panics
attacks can tend to last up to twenty minutes
on the whole, according to Google.
https://seermedical.com/uk/blog/stress-anxiety-and-epilepsy
The signs of Anxiety panic attacks and epileptic seizures understandably people may get confused with, the link I have just put should tell you why and this is, or could be.
Anxiety can be a sense of fear and panic,
even a sense of anger, worry or and fear,
whether the person is fearing or and worrying
about happens or not.
Seizures and panic attacks can be similar
in a sense that it can be do with the Nerva
system, such as headaches, dizziness, choking,
shaking, going hot and cold, pins and needles,
electrical shocks etc. There can be times a
person may not be aware what is going on
around but it is not necessarily so that
everyone faces that.
There are also similar links between Anxiety,
Autism and ADHD.
Autism sure can cause high Anxiety
and even stress levels it is most common
for those who face Autism to be sensitive
change and some things changing, the unexpected,
built up to positive changes such as studying for
exams, taking exams, driving lessons, driving tests,
moving house, even leaving one country
moving to another as much as even moving areas,
It is not negative things their lives such as bad
new that can affect people but the build up of
positive as well but then passes
if whatever is achieved successfully.
This may-bring on meltdowns but some meltdowns
can be more severe than others,
which maybe caused by Autism
or ADHD or and the treatment they
make having such as medication,
which may need to be looked into,
it may be different for different people.
Anxiety and ADHD are are separate problems,
Anxiety is a mental illness and
ADHD is developmental condition similar to Autism.
However’ there is a strong link between the two.
Like struggling to focus on things,
insomnia which causes a lack of sleep,
it is likely to affect most people’s moods,
frustration, struggling to do and finish a
course or task on time for example,
Surely there is a link between Anxiety
and seizures.certain Google researches,
other years of writing
this book,
not everyone but in some people that
Shingles can be contacted.https://www.healthcentral.com/article/shingles-and-stress
https://www.defeatingepilepsy.org/living-with-epilepsy-series/anxiety-depression-and-epilepsy/
Anxiety and stress.
It may depend on how something
may be bothering or and worrying them.
stress is the worse death risk of all.
Each and every person copes with it differently.
https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/anxiety If or and when we
worry too much the risk is that
we may get depressed.
Also, what is a part of Anxiety is apart of
thinking to point like one’s mind is
none stop chatting to one’s self or
not at to a point we can’t think at-all,
which is all to do with the mind,
where at times we can over thinking
or not at all and even over worry,
where it can keep us a wake at night,
which is insomnia.
It is not just the negative things
can be stressful but the build up of
positive things too like achieving and learning,
studying, exams, driving lessons, driving tests etc.
Therefore what do we worrying about?
For eg; Money problems , moving house, job loss, exams, and more.
How do we help people get through it?
Sadly we can’t help with everything
because we are only trained and qualified
for so much but we don’t have the same
strength and weaknesses, this could
be someone you work with, your manager,
you could sigh post or and referral
the person to services that are trained
and qualified to help the person.
Yes I know this is all very me
saying that as due to the cost of
living funding could be cut etc.
This is easy to say to be honest,
help and support off people you may know,
friends, family etc.
The difference,
the same if not similar between
Anxiety and ADHD.
If you have Anxiety you may find it hard
to focus on things but if you have ADHD
you find it hard to focus most of the time
but if you have both the level are high,
therefore’ they are similar but the difference
is if any, it may depend whether or not you
are worrying a lot.
You have to have Autism to have high
stress levels but most people with Autism
have high stress levels of Anxiety and
most have ADHD.
However’ it is possible for ADHD to
affect people physically, mentally or both.
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder, it affects concentration.
This is because ADHD can cause short attention
span, restlessness, fidgety, being impulsive,
physical and verbal behaviors, snuggling with
education, employment, they may need
quite a bit of support to be successful and
get the work done in it’s time limits at same
time as other people whether it is work, study,
causes etc.
The person may be very anxious or and excited.
For example; an excited, we can be happy
with positive things and there is no wrong in that.
With ADHD it cause a person to become over excited
in there reaction but there is nothing wrong in that
either. Anxiousness
as I said before can work in positive as
negative reactions to situations.
With positives it is likely to be for example;
the build up of working positive things, studying, exams, driving lessons and driving tests etc.
Negative and positive ways can build up a person’s stress levels in positive and negative ways, even built up of positive changes.
When it is a negative experience, it could be something unexpected to them, something changing negative ways etc, which we all may need to face but exscream of the person’s reaction, if they do not want to do something or and go somewhere etc.
Help support you can offer for those
who may let you try to help them.
No one knows everything including me.
Counseling, emotional support,
medication, mindfulness, creativity
therapy, talking therapy and more. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/25036313
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/psychosocial/foundations/Pages/types-anxiety.aspx
Going by my own experience has taught me
and this example of any disability, illness,
conditions etc, health prossionals
need to look into whether meditations
are causing these sort of
problems or is it part of the person’s
conditions etc.
What is depression.
Depression is very known illness and can be serious as well. It can be very misunderstood where others may think you being purposely moody but that is not case. It can vary from person to person where to some people it can something bothering, others it can be no reason at all, others each spell can vary from being a reason to not being reason.
It is not uncommon to feel negative at times, sad, fed up low etc.
We can all feel down at times but if it carries on longer than necessary, it is a huge concern.
Depression can make it hard for people to focus on things, even in things you are interested in, and the world around us. It affects your the way your mood, how feel, think, even how you behave, react, even interact. It is like you whole world shuts down on you and black cloud goes over you.
Cases of this can vary to the person, maybe the type of Depression they face, whether or not there is a reason for feeling as they do, there is a reason whatever is bothering them, how long they may have been struggling along, if they told someone, even the support they may have received or and sorts of reasons.
To the point what this chapter is about. What is depression?
Depression is a low mood, it is more than just feeling under the weather. It can go on for any length of time not just a day, few days, a week etc. It can be several days or even months, which can due to concern. Where depression can affects everyday life.
From my experience, depression can go up and down for different lengths of time, spells, different reasons or and no reasons.
Depression is not a mood disorder that people can easily snap out of. Conditions etc are easily misunderstood and even misdiagnosed. Hopefully we are getting better at understanding.
How we feel should not be taken out on others. However’ it has come a long way to what it used to be but we still have long way to go.
For eg; when I was a child, you were seen but not heard, least it seemed that way. People would see it as you were in a mood and you need to snap out of it. Like it is something to be ashamed of, you need to shake it off. No but yes, it can take time.
People would uses sayings like you have a face like a wet weekend.
One of major types of depression part from major depression is Bipolar where you can feel very up and down.
Symptoms of bipolar.
Depression very low mood.
Mania feeling high and overactive.
Depression feeling sad and hopeless.
Not able to concentrate.
Lack of energy.
Emptiness or and worthless.
Guilt and despair
Self -doubt
Lack of appetite
Mana feelings.
Very happy
Talking very quickly
Full of energy
Self - important
Great ideas, important plans
Easily distracted
Easily irrupted or agitated
Delusional, hallucinations, disturbed or illogical thinking
Not feeling like sleeping
The person may spend a large amount of money
Making decisions out of character that maybe risky and harmful.
What is major depression?
Major depression is a new form of clinical depression. It can be caused by very low mood, self - esteem and lack of interest in things someone would be interested in normally.
It is one of the commonest types of depression that can be linked to other types of depression.
It can affect families, personal relationships, friendships, studying, work and more.
This could be linked to such types of depression as seasonal affective disorder (sad), Postpartum depression and psychosis.
Symptoms of depression.
Feeling unhappy a lot, feeling hopeless a lot, it may affect all if not most aspects of a person’s life.
Such as work, education, social lives, home life and more.
Psychological systems.
Low mood, upset, crying, a lot.
Feeling guilty, irritated, intolerant towards people, feeling they should avoid people, no motivation, no energy, finding hard to decide what to do, even not to, finding it hard to enjoy life, having suicidal feelings, thoughts of may also self - harm etc.
Physical symptoms.
Moving or and speaking slower than normal, changes in weight, changes in diet, eating more or less than normal.
Conslipation, aches, pains, low sex drive, there maybe changes in the person’s menstrual cycle, lack of or too much sleep, waking up too early or late.
Social symptoms.
Not doing well at school, work etc, grieving people they know who have died, relationship break up, fall outs, family, friends etc.
There is mild, minor and major depression that all have an effect on every day lives.
Treatment and support.
Grief bereavement for people who have lost people, animals, pets etc, types of medication, types of therapy. For example; psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, Electroconvulsive therapy, premenstrual.
https://successtms.com/blog/types-of-depression
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/treatments/
It is important to understand what person wants and does want is important.
Whether or not and
who they open up to
is their choice no one
else’s and they do,
if they do.
No matter what we think
all we can do is,
let them know we if are
there for them if or
and they want to open
up to us.
However’ need to let know
if we are concerned
about the health and
safety we need make
somewhere or and someone
who is more trained
and qualified than we
are to deal with
whatever that maybe.
However’ some people’s crises may not as bad as other. Although’ there are concerns and risks with all types of illnesses that they make people risk to others or and their selves but it is not always necessary the case it is with every crisis a person may have or may be with every person you try to support.
Each crisis I have had myself, some have not been as bad as others.
I would say at five times I have felt as if I was not to make it and each time, I have been wrong.
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