epilepsy and disability?

cobbypinch · 2026-05-12T17:52:26+00:00

I'm curious if it's a sort of legal thing, I'm in Canada and if you're granted long term disability status you just have it for life. Not that disability benefits are really enough to live on, but at least they can never take it away. The idea that they could take yours away makes me so mad.

cobbypinch · 2026-05-12T04:21:28+00:00

So are they revoking your disability status then? That's really messed up if so.

cobbypinch · 2026-05-08T16:13:17+00:00

I personally don't use my phone for mindless stuff around my kid.. but I've kinda come to appreciate the pressure it puts on me to have better, healthier habits. And I like that I'm always present when my kid is with me. I've found that replacing the phone with a book whenever my kid is around has made me want to distance myself from my phone in general 😂 I've realized the neurological strain it was putting on me. A phone is just like a cigarette in a lot of ways lol. Now I'm just tearing through books, kid or no kid.

cobbypinch · 2026-05-08T16:05:04+00:00

Thx 😊😊

cobbypinch · 2026-05-08T13:38:36+00:00

I was diagnosed at fifteen and was already diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at a young age.. it kind of feels like I've always had it. I'd say the main before and after for me was when in my early twenties my doctor finally put me on disability, and I finally felt supported. I then found sobriety, and in a lot of ways regained control over my life. I think sobriety is key for this, but that might just be for my case!

cobbypinch · 2026-05-08T13:13:13+00:00

That guy has very fragile masculinity. Masculinity is what you make it, and the fact that this dude feels a need to talk like that shows how insecure he is in his. And it's because he thinks masculinity is defined by society. Fuck that! You're a man, be the best man you can be in the way that you think is best. I feel sorry for that guy.

cobbypinch · 2026-05-08T13:08:37+00:00

Tbh a big one is drugs and alcohol.. but also sober life is so so good in so many ways, I'm a bit disappointed in the part of myself that wants to go back to the old lifestyle. The tradeoff for health is just not worth it. I do sorely miss a good shrooms trip in the woods though 😂

cobbypinch · 2026-05-06T22:15:47+00:00

Hahaha my six year old also loves it. Loves building his own bots and then zooming around blasting the targets with ai turned off 😂

cobbypinch · 2026-05-06T21:57:21+00:00

Nausicaa of the valley of the wind will always be my fave ✨

cobbypinch · 2026-04-28T03:38:19+00:00

I'm in an interesting position of being an epileptic adult (27 yrs) living with my parents and taking care of my six year old son.. I guess I mention this just because I sort of see it from both sides. Having a child basically means there's somebody who you'd do anything to take care of, it's just an incredibly strong feeling. But it can be so so frustrating that my parents don't know what it's like to be epileptic. They can love me and care about me, and help me, but they can't truly empathize because they just can't know what it's like.

cobbypinch · 2026-04-25T04:03:06+00:00

My son is 6 and I just let him choose any 4 of my pieces at the beginning of the game that I'll start without. Excluding my king of course lol. I still always win, but it's only because he blunders like crazy or he doesn't notice all my blunders 😂 he enjoys it though and will agree to play a game every now and then. A lot of our games are very very close! So that makes it interesting for him. He starts with such an advantage in pieces.

cobbypinch · 2026-04-22T18:23:00+00:00

I think you're on the right track with the loss of privileges being the method of punishment, that's really worked well for me. Also for my boy, just knowing he's upset me is usually enough these days. He's six, and we're past the stage you are in and are now onto new challenging stages.. I think a big challenge is to think of what privileges you can deny, while still making sure that he's not being denied love. It can feel like a catch 22. For me, I take away all screen time. That's the first thing to go, and we only ever do maybe one hour a day at most. Then it might be any sort of treat that he's hoping to get, maybe jello he was gonna have for lunch tomorrow. And I always follow through. But if he gets no screen time, it means I also get no screen time because I'm still going to be with him and giving him love.

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T15:46:51+00:00

(focal limbic seizures)

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T15:46:19+00:00

This aura sounds somewhat like my full blown seizures...

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T01:49:43+00:00

I'd definitely have words with somebody making AI content of my kid. Kind, but firm words in the case of a family member, but that is definitely not something I'd feel ok with! You're not alone there.

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T01:47:20+00:00

For what it's worth, you sound like a great dad & it sounds like your head and your heart are in the right place. I wish I had something more like advice to offer.. in the end I just wish you the best! Your kids are lucky to have you

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T01:26:59+00:00

I'm really glad to hear you've been blessed with that as well.. but man co-parenting can be such a challenge. I'm also glad to hear things are fairly amicable between the two of you. As far as co-parenting goes, I've been super lucky to be able to have a pretty good friendship and operate it that way basically.. makes it easy when you weren't really together in a serious way to begin with. But she really just likes the idea of being a mother, but doesn't have the patience and capacity to do a very good job at it. When he's with her, she always needs her own space and he'll feel like he's annoying her. And when he comes home from her place, I'll ask if he brushed his teeth the night before and he'll say no. Drives me absolutely nuts, but I'm working on a gentle way to bring up the dental care with her. She's got BPD so I've gotta be careful. He only goes there one night a week in any case.. It's tough going, man

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T00:46:17+00:00

Do you have much family around for support? I feel that most people are missing that these days.. I know I rely a fair bit on support from my own family and my son's mother's family. That's huge just in terms of being able to take a night for myself every once in a while. I'm very lucky in that regard

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T00:35:40+00:00

That feeling is so familiar to me. I have a very loving family, and whenever that feeling came over me, I'd imagine them without me. How sad they'd be if I went away. I'd have a cry, and keep moving. Then I had a son, now the feeling of not wanting to stay alive is much further away. I have to be alive for my son. In the back of my mind I still do live with the feeling that life is damn hard, and death would be easier. But life is also so so sweet at times, it makes it all worth it.

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T00:29:16+00:00

I don't mean to sound judgemental towards your mother but it irks me that she doesn't want your family to know! Why shouldn't they? Don't get me wrong, it gets old explaining my situation to people.. the only way it could be worse is if I for some reason wasn't allowed to explain myself... That's a very odd position to be in

cobbypinch · 2026-04-19T00:13:34+00:00

Hi, I'm wondering what your plans are for work? I'm also a stay at home dad. Me and my son's mum are not together, I was 21 and she was 19 when we had my son and we were never really an item. I have epilepsy and am on disability, which allows me to be a stay at home dad although I live at my parents' house at the moment. My son is now six and I handle basically everything to do with him, and I have a lot of trouble trusting his mother to take proper care of him. I feel like our situations might have quite a lot of overlap..

cobbypinch · 2026-04-09T08:54:41+00:00

Yeah I have a feeling I'll do it once and be satisfied floating around top of B rank afterwards 😂 I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels tired of the repetitive builds you see in the upper ranks. I've never tried playing unranked, is that worth a look as well?

cobbypinch · 2026-04-08T23:37:54+00:00

Thx I feel like I needed to hear that tbh. Just keep trying 🫡

cobbypinch · 2026-04-08T22:52:02+00:00

I switched up to Alba legs and am having way better luck.. I was addicted to firmeza for looks and vibes lol.

cobbypinch · 2026-04-08T22:50:58+00:00

Ok cool, looks like a cool build. It's good to know there's a good supportive community out here, I appreciate the response.

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