Most people think they’d recognise a seizure. Most people are wrong, and that isn’t their fault. In films, TV and even news reports, we usually only see one seizure type: the classic “fall to the ground and shake” image. These are tonic‑clonic seizures. They are real, serious and scary. But they are only one part of a much bigger picture. If we only recognise one seizure type, we miss many others. That means people don’t get help, don’t get diagnosed and don’t get the support

The cup of stress doesn't start empty. Epilepsy can make you stress about stress With epilepsy, there is a long list of seizure triggers, and stress can be one of them. Identifying personal triggers is essential for effective management of epilepsy. It's not just: "I'm having a stressful day". In reality, when you have epilepsy, what you're really thinking is: "could this trigger a seizure?". First, there's the stress of epilepsy itself Living with epilepsy comes with inheren