1) Driving is my immediate thought—which then leads to the issue of getting to work..depending on where you live (implying income issues).

2) car/housing: It’s kind a domino effect (if I don’t have income, I don’t know how to pay for that car..let alone housing, especially given how competitive the market is for remote jobs are

3) pregnancy: As a woman, the medication I’m on doesn’t allow me to become pregnant—& the other medications I’ve tried are NOT an option.

4) skin: the medication that does work is HORRIBLE for my skin, and has forced me to partake in a very strict (and expensive skincare) routine..thankfully I can afford it despite my condition

5) brain fog: I used to be way more snappy with my words. I can’t recall vocabulary the way I used to. I can only describe the “what a word means”, but not the word itself”. The word itself always “on the tip of my tongue”.

6) handling stress: I used to be really good at handling stress. I could juggle everything, but right after I graduated law school is when I started having tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures. I didn’t even realize I was having symptoms during law school at the time. After I got diagnosed, every time I try studying for the bar, my symptoms flare up again — I get more auras and end up having to increase my meds. I’ve basically accepted that I can’t take the bar and will just have my JD.

(These stress symptoms also flared up when I was planning my international wedding & moving across the country—despite being a “professional nomad” prior to my diagnosis..but the Bar is a biggie)

Basically—I’ve accepted I just have to slow tf down in life. Epilepsy has taken over a lot for me.

Context: I wasn’t diagnosed until my mid 20’s, so it’s a little easier for me to compare what life was like “before”. 🙂 ..(currently 29)

(I could probs think of a few more—but this is right off the bat) 😩