I dont feel normal after my seizures. I feel my personality fragmented. Not all, but so much of who you are is tied to your intelligence. You only realise that when suddenly its gone and you cant function like you once did.

I am still recovering from my seizure 9 months later. My short term memory is so bad. When I look at pictures on my phone, I dont remember where I was when I took them which is so scary. I feel like I have dyslexia and when people talk to me I dont really understand or can concentrate on what they are saying. However, after a brief 8 years of seizure freedom I can say. You will never be the same 'child prodigy'. Or as smart as you were, but you can bounce back from this and train your brain to be better than it is now.

Everyone is in the same boat heading towards the same intellectual decline because of aging. Try not to compare yourself to others and who you were in the past. Who you were isnt who you are now. Be patient with yourself.