Personal Narrative: My Seizures In My Life

A year ago I was diagnosed with simple and complex partial seizures of the temporal lobe. The kind of seizures I have are hard to describe but its kind of like being on a roller coaster. You're strapped in and you can feel the tension as you know its going to happen, and you know its going to be scary. Once you reach the top of the roller coaster you get a weird feeling in your stomach, just like you do before your seizure happens . Sometimes you experience a very strong, awful feeling of Déjà vu like you been through the whole ride already even though you haven't. So you reach the top of this roller coaster and you look down, you already know what's going to happen because of the déjà vu feeling from before. You will end up seeing everything below you as your not really there …show more content…
This seizure has changed my life, I'm not the same kid who could crack jokes, smile at everyone, hang out with friends, everything's different now. Not knowing why I have these seizures is still a mystery to me, I try harder every time to comprehend why me and why it cant be fixed, but in all honestly I will probably never have closure as to why but that doesn’t stop me. Even though I couldn’t fullfill my dream of being in the military I still try everyday to be a better me and figure out other things I can do that are safe fore me. But knowing that I didn’t give up at my worst and I kept pushing to be a better me knowing I cant fix this no matter what, it makes me proud of myself. Some people find the end of the road and see that its a dead end, there's no cure or hope they turn around, but for me seeing the dead end, hearing that I cant do it will always push me. I am determined to better myself as much as I can and push harder at everything I do. Giving up or turning around to go down the same path I came from was not an option for me, that’s why I went