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I developed epilepsy a few years ago and each of the two times I had a waking tonic clonic aka “Grand Mal” it felt like they describe the brain when it’s dying.
by AndrewKemendo 1y ago
I developed epilepsy a few years ago and each of the two times I had a waking tonic clonic aka “Grand Mal” it felt like they describe the brain when it’s dying.
It’s the closest thing I’ve heard people describe as dying so it can be profound.
Incidentally my neurologist said that she had patients that don’t stop their seizures because they feel like they areare mystical or part of their mental work. That’s a wild thought to me given the risks, but I can understand it, given how you feel on the other side.
- baddash 1y agowhat was it like for you
- AndrewKemendo 1y agoFrom a personal experience perspective It’s a trip and like nothing else you’ve experienced. The only thing I can metaphorically compare it to is what it looked like when Neo got pulled out of the matrix in the movie.
- mahrain 1y agoWithout spoiling too much, this is a major theme in Dan Brown's latest novel 'the secret of secrets'.
- sans_souse 1y agoHmm is it worth the read? edit: coming from someone who overall was mildly fond of Angels and Demons and would consider that as the bar for worthwhile reading
- 1f60c 1y agoI added it to my reading list!
- ggeorgovassilis 1y ago> they areare mystical or part of their mental work. In ancient Greece, epilepsy was called the "holy disease" and it was believed that gods speak through the patient during a seizure.
- scns 1y agoSaulus fell off his horse when "god spoke to him". Afterwards he converted and became Paulus.
- cantor_S_drug 1y agoRamachandran, the Temporal Lobes Epilepsy and God - Part 1 https://youtu.be/qIiIsDIkDtg?si=bIjpz5mWHEbN_NDI https://youtu.be/qIiIsDIkDtg?si=bIjpz5mWHEbN_NDI
- owl_vision 1y agoRamachandran, the Temporal Lobes and God - Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z4B5BYbjf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z4B5BYbjf8
- AndrewKemendo 1y agoThis is great! Very much reflective of my experience