[A18793715]

*TRIGGER WARNING - 9/11*

I've been thinking about my last seizure a lot. Then I read something about psychogenic non epileptic seizures. People with PTSD can have them. From what I've read, it seems to be when your brain goes into overload mode and it can't handle anything and it mimics a seizure (falling, convulsions, etc) but it doesn't have the electrical brain discharge with normal seizures. The last one I had, I was in downtown Dallas. There was an apartment building that had many floors with their fire alarm going off. 10 minutes went by and no fire trucks or anything came. So I calmed down and figured they were testing the system or something. Then suddenly, the blocks were filled with fire trucks, police and ambulances. I looked up at the building and one of the very top floors, I seen this lady leaning out of her window, looking down. My only thought was "omg. She's about to jump" and I just pictured people jumping from the twin towers and then everything went black. My boyfriend said I went into convulsions and people from stores ran to me to try to help before the ambulance got there. Trying to give me water and such. I know I don't have epileptic seizures. I'm 99.9999999999% certain that would be impossible because I have no problems with flashing lights or anything like that. I spent years reading about 9/11. Conspiracy theories, news articles, interviews, videos. Everything. Is it even possible to get PTSD from just over doing it while researching?

Has anyone had a seizure from PTSD?

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[seesaw]

Um, I'm no doctor, but I would say, yes, it's possible to get PTSD from exposing yourself to something horrific like that. PTSD happens because you've been exposed to something and, you know, some people get it and some people don't. There's also something called acute stress syndrome, which mimics PTSD but it happens a lot closer to the event. PTSD is marked by the long lasting effects of the exposure to trauma.

[A18793715]

I still remember when it happened. I was in 3rd grade and all of the teachers piled us all into one room that had the tv with the news on it. Live news at that. When I seen the lady leaning out from one of the top floors, all I thought about was people jumping from the towers and I was terrified I was about to see that happen. It was like my brain went into "oh ****. Nope." Mode to try to save me or something.

I just wonder what was the cause of my seizure. The ambulance emt's just made sure I was okay and left.

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[amandalouise]

no a person can not get ptsd from researching the 9/11 event ...the diagnostics specifically state in reference to the media....

Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic event(s); this does not apply to exposure through media such as television, movies, or pictures....

in other words anything that has been publicized in some way.

in order to be diagnosed with PTSD a person must have some direct (witnessing or personally going through) or indirect (knowing a close family member or close friend has been through) the trauma.

this is just one out of 8 diagnostic criteria that must be met to be diagnosed with PTSD now.

thats not saying a person cant cause their self to have ....Anxiety ...symptoms. I know many people who search the internet and cause their self to have anxiety, nightmares over what they have read or seen.

[finding_my_way]

it sounds like it definitely is some type of anxiety reaction, but i would say probably not PTSD. it could be a type of OCD or generalized anxiety. i used to have a lot of OCD like stuff where i could have horrible visions, urges, thoughts, or feelings, etc. that caused a lot of distress and anxiety which could be very intense for me.

but unless you have had trauma, a person generally doesn't develop PTSD just from researching things.

i would talk to a doctor about it and make sure it's not something more serious. i assume though you have had an EEG and proper testing right after them to know? i ask because one of my niece's was just found to be having seizures over the last few months and had a lot of testing to rule things in or out.

[A18793715]

I've had trauma in the past but the time my seizure happened, nothing was related to it. All I could see was people jumping to avoid being burned to death. I'm diagnosed with panic disorder. Can panic or anxiety attacks cause mimic seizures? Several people seen me drop and start convulsing. I read that people with psychogenic non epileptic seizures have a high rate of not dealing with their problems. They push them fair away and avoid thinking about them them or work it out. I've done that for almost 11 years now. I have to wear a mask so no one sees the true me or they get mad at me for being depressed, etc. My primary diagnosis is schizoaffective, so you could imagine how mentally exhausting that is when no medication works to help my hallucinations or paranoia. Is it possible for your brain to just go into overload mode and mimic seizures because it can't handle the stress level? I'm trying to figure out the cause. The ambulance checked me out and said I was find. I didn't go go find hospital. (They didn't even bother checking my medical usb drive I wear as a necklace for cases like that) For some reason, I thought it was 2012 until a few hours before i went to bed. Is it really possible for stress to mimic seizures?

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[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by A18793715

I've had trauma in the past but the time my seizure happened, nothing was related to it. All I could see was people jumping to avoid being burned to death. I'm diagnosed with panic disorder. Can panic or anxiety attacks cause mimic seizures? Several people seen me drop and start convulsing. I read that people with psychogenic non epileptic seizures have a high rate of not dealing with their problems. They push them fair away and avoid thinking about them them or work it out. I've done that for almost 11 years now. I have to wear a mask so no one sees the true me or they get mad at me for being depressed, etc. My primary diagnosis is schizoaffective, so you could imagine how mentally exhausting that is when no medication works to help my hallucinations or paranoia. Is it possible for your brain to just go into overload mode and mimic seizures because it can't handle the stress level? I'm trying to figure out the cause. The ambulance checked me out and said I was find. I didn't go go find hospital. (They didn't even bother checking my medical usb drive I wear as a necklace for cases like that) For some reason, I thought it was 2012 until a few hours before i went to bed. Is it really possible for stress to mimic seizures?

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here in america when mental problems show their self in physical ways (aches pains, seizures, mobility problems.....) its called conversion disorder... short version the mental symptoms are converted into physical. treatment for it is the same as the mental disorder that is being converted into physical symptoms. in some cases like physical treatments are added like physical therapy, meds... conversion disorder is a short term problem that clears up with treatment.

my suggestion is go according to what your treatment providers are treating you as and continue to follow their treatment plans for you and you will be feeling better soon.

[Shaly78]

Over reading doesn't cause PTSD. Do you already have PTSD and wonder if it can make you get symptoms then you maybe re-living something on the consciously possibly or not with like memories and stuff.

[Hellion]

You cannot get PTSD from reading about things, or watching about it on T.V....but if you already have PTSD things you read or watch that remind you of it can trigger severe symptoms. I wasn't aware it would cause anything as severe as a seizure though, but maybe a stress over-load could cause something like that. I have PTSD and that hasn't happened to me before.