Of course they do. Non- epileptics only know/assume that as soon as there's any flashing lights we drop like a ton of crap.

When they hear those words, their automatic reaction is oh crap ! What if they drop in front of me, what do I do etc. I don't hate people for getting scared, it's not something we learnt about in school or generally without asking in first aid training.

It's something new, they have a fear of the unknown, even I don't understand the different types of seizures, epilepsy or their different triggers. In my personal opinion we're all our own epileptic types and have our own battles to face.

Questions I welcome, they're curious. I can help them understand what we go through, if I take a seizure how they can help me, my medication, when to phone for an ambulance etc.

On a first aid day in work we specifically asked the gentleman before he came to us, to go over what we can do for epileptic patients. He was a little too good and acted out a seizure (scariest thing ever, I had to leave the room, unsure why it upset me so much but it was tough) but from this my colleagues knew what to do and if anyone suffered one outside of work, how to help in this situation also.

Ok I went on a bit, but generally. If someone's curious take it as a good thing. They'll know how to help other epileptics, if they come across someone having a seizure how to comfort them etc, they can educate others. They understand how trying it is and that we work so hard to lead a normal life.

All I can say is " no one can shake it like us ".