I remembered I saw a seizure happened, the guy sit just next to me in the class. His friend was experienced enough to handle him but other peoples like us didn’t how to react, we just sit there and did nothing and pretending nothing happened when the guy had recovered from the seizures.

You probably felt bad about pretending that nothing has happened but you could have saved that guy from further embarrassment after his confusion to have his classmates crowding around him so don’t feel bad.

I seriously don’t know whether a teether would be safe or not but what I do know is that even if a person bites their tongue, at most, it will hurt for about a week afterwards so even if it hurts you to watch, its ok to leave them alone because they won’t come to much harm from it. Its better to make sure they don’t swallow their own vomit or any fluids by turning them over to one side as that could be potentially more harmful.

Guess like everyone, I also thought of the ‘put a spoon/long hard object’into the person’s mouth during a seizure kinda thing if one are not aware of the real cause/situation.

Thanks. I have long since recovered from that 3-in-1 seizure if thats what I can call it. However to know whether I’m totally “recovered” I would have to wait for 2 years to see if I’m seizure free with medication, then I have to go off the medication and wait some more. Feels a bit like time bomb like dat.

I don’t really know. A belt sounds safer than a spoon but there are hard parts too and must make sure it doesn’t make the person choke or swallow fluids or swallow vomit etc.

Thanks Samm for the hugs.

our ignorance means we’re usually useless and awkward as we’re not equipped with the knowledge of what to do and could cause more hinder than help.

most of us r also not staying to “watch a show” but fighting our own internal war; should we call ambulance? go over and do something (but dunno wat)? erm scream for help? etc… walking away seemed so cruel! (nut now i know better)

so thanks for the information and actually telling us what is the preferred thing to do and not do. take care

No, I don’t think generally anyone has any ill intention or prejudice but rather its probably from curiousity. Most would not know what to do or like you said whether to help or not or how to help. If the person having a seizure is with someone else you can approach to ask whether they need any help otherwise its better to just move on then to stand in a circle watching. In other words for anyone who is not helping its better to just move on then cause the person more embarrassment and confusion when they come to. Its not cruel to move on unless theres no one else there and you leave the person alone.

And yes, always thought that we should put something into the mouth to prevent the person biting their tongues. My mom actually used her fingers on her friend’s daughter… and yes, she was bitten but fingers till intact though.

Take Care…

Ooh! Ouch to your mom’s fingers. I bit down so hard the sides of my tongue were in shreds and I had difficulty eating for about a week so I can imagine how painful that kind of bite must have been to fingers. I think its our natural instinct to want to protect a person from hurting themselves and thats why we put in fingers etc yes?

A number of people with childhood seizures outgrow them like you.

Wah…so special our relationship. luckily we not of opposite sex, afterwards our spouses think we having afair.