Come right out and tell them, honesty is the best. You do not want to have a seizure in front of them and let them find out that way

If I were meeting new people , I would tell them right out about my epilepsy. Then and there I would find out if they are going to be a true friend or not. I don’t like be around someone who acts like they're my friend , then when they aren’t around me, they start talking behind my back ( or being 2 faced )..

If I were to tell the person later or they saw me have a seizure, when we are just becoming good friends, I would be heart broken. At least you would find out in the early stages whether or not the want to be friends with you .

i tell most people. All people that I'm involved with as well as My bosses and colleagues know I have a diagnosis of epilepsy but I don't tell anyone that I'm continuing to have seizures, even my neurologist. I have to be careful with what I say to him as he catches on very quickly. I have noticed that he won't often ask me different questions so I don't have to give answers I don't want to which suits me fine I know it's strange but we both work in health and he knows that if I say anything about the seizures he will have to record it and then there could be very detrimental affects on my career etc. yes it's sounding even more strange! He knows me and I know him. He leaves the decisions of what I will disclose up to me

It depends on how frequent your seizures are. My last seizure was three years ago after forgetting to take my meds, and so I don't worry all that much about having them. I'm knee deep in epilepsy advocacy these days, though, so I bring up my condition quite naturally if someone ask "what do you do?" If I felt that my seizures were more likely to come on randomly and frequently, I'd flat out tell people soon, but as dispassionately as possible.

While safety is the most important factor, you don't want to over dramatize the effects your epilepsy may have had on your personality or other elements that define you. You own your epilepsy. It doesn't own you.

I just come out and tell that person, I have something to tell you so you know what to do to help me. Then I explain I have epilepsy and what the person should when i have a seizure and how they could recognize my seizure. Then they always have lots of questions.