Generalized Epilepsy-Personal Narrative Analysis

I never would have thought I would be in this position; being a person with generalized epilepsy. Walking into my 3rd period English class was the beginning of a tragedy that I wasn't ready for. It was a normal day, second week of school. Walking to my desk feeling so drained, I felt an unexplained twitch in my jaw and clenching in my teeth. It felt like someone was shaking me into a coma. I could still physically move but couldn't physically speak. I was so frightened, my first thought was to get to my teacher at the front classroom door. Holding my jaw to try to stop the chaotic movement of my teeth, I took about four steps to get to the door, before falling backwards, unconsciously, with my eyes rolling in the back of my head. It was so …show more content…
How could I let this happen? Is there something physically wrong with me? After a long process of thinking I realized it was stress. The stress of another class in junior year, AP US History. Yet, I've always been stress about a class but why was this one the breaking point? I was putting too much pressure on myself to be perfect, for my mom to be proud of me, and to never fail. With those three things clashing into my brain at once, everything finally came down into the result of me having a seizure. I always knew that my stress would lead to a tragic incident but I never thought it would lead to me not having control of my body. I began to take steps into relaxing my mind; exercising, take time breathing, and sitting into a quiet room to collect my thoughts. That experience has taught me that I can’t put a lot of stress on myself especially at the age of seventeen because I’m very young and I should be enjoying my years of high school. I know that some classes will be hard but that gives me the opportunity to know what I’m great at and what I need to improve. I have also learned to ask for help when I need it because in certain situations I won’t be able to handle minor issues in my