My Experience of Epilepsy and Anxiety
Hello again! Today I'm talking about something really personal. Unfortunately, it's something that I think doesn't have enough recognition and so I think it's really important to raise awareness of it: that’s epilepsy and anxiety. Epilepsy can have a big impact on mental health, whether it’s your epilepsy or you have a family member with epilepsy. As I grew up and learned to deal with my epilepsy, the impact on my mental wellbeing was something that I never even really considered. At least not until suddenly, out of nowhere, it's something that I was dealing with. My epilepsy has always been on a general upwards trajectory even if there have been dips here and there. Adjustments to my medications have meant that overall, my epilepsy has gradually improved over the years. However, it was only after the worst dip my epilepsy has ever had that anxiety came crashing into my life. My seizures went from clusters every six to seven weeks to every day, maybe every oth...