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Do The Holidays Have A Effect On The Condition (s) We Have Or Not?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Lakewood, CO

I think maybe a little bit in my life with, I don't mind the holidays but I don't like being in a large group of people for a long time, I don't have any thing against it, but I like a few people around me but not many, I've been that way for a while now, I'll go to events and such etc, but that is the way I am, I'm not sure why, just am, I can handle them ok but prefer my own alone time and get more focused on the things I take care of that are important to me and my life with, but that is my… read more

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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I enjoy the holidays . Especially when it’s with my family and relatives . Holidays can also trigger my seizures sometimes.

1 day ago
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Hello @A MyEpilepsyTeam Member I'm the same way with large crowds. I don't have an issue being there and I have no problem speaking to crowds, but I usually don't congregate with but a few people. And I do love my alone time.
So I think you answered your own question. The problem is not the holidays, it just the things that seem to come with them. I hope this is useful. Be well.

1 day ago
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I love the holidays!

1 day ago
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

For me Thanksgiving was the worst. We would have 30-40 people every year and helping to prepare most of the meal was incredibly stressful 😩. Since covid it has just been the immediate family. I didn’t ever have any seizures though.

17 hours ago
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I love the holidays, but they don't effect my epilepsy

1 day ago

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