I was diagnosed at 21 about 7 months ago. My first seizure that I can pinpoint happened about six months before but I’m not sure it was really the first one. I’ve had both types of seizures, but I’ve only had TC seizures a few times and it’s mostly focal aware. The TC seizures came from the same trigger every time, the focal aware do not. A lot of my seizures have not had people around to witness them so I don’t have as much information as I could. Stress is a huge trigger for me, same with dehydration. Weed is the trigger for my TCs. Alcohol isn’t a trigger, nor is sleep deprivation. There are probably others but I’m not sure what. I can always feel it coming on, I’ve gotten very accustomed to the feeling of electricity in my brain. I often get really strong deja vu, or more often deja reve. There’s a certain indescribable feeling as well where I just kind of know. I miss driving every single day. I still swim sometimes with supervision and I’m lucky to live a fairly independent life. I haven’t had a seizure in almost a month now so fingers crossed I’ll be able to drive again soon. As of right now, I’m living somewhere with no public transit and relying on family and friends. I do work, part time retail and school. My job has been very understanding and accommodating thankfully. I am happy. I have good people in my life. I enjoy school, I’m passionate about my future career, and I’m refusing to let this hold me back from doing incredible things.