Family and Friends
If your family member or friend has a seizure disorder, one of the best ways you can help is to learn all you can about this common and treatable condition.
A supportive environment is a key to living successfully with epilepsy. The best way to help someone with epilepsy is to offer them encouragement, love, understanding, and valuable resources for coping with their seizure disorder.
It's not uncommon for people with epilepsy, especially children, to develop behavioral and emotional problems. Sometimes these problems are caused by epilepsy itself, or embarrassment, frustration, or fear of having another seizure. Bullying and teasing in school can lead children to avoid social settings. Adults with epilepsy may experience unique challenges at the workplace.
For all of these reasons, it's important to show a person with epilepsy that he or she is not alone, that he or she has support (whether through resources, friends, family, or support groups), and that he or she can often achieve the same goals for education, career, and family as people without epilepsy.
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How You Can Help
What to know and what to do if a loved one has epilepsy |
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How to Help Yourself
What to do for your own well-being |
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If Your Child Has Seizures
Helpful information for caregivers of children with epilepsy |
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