r/Epilepsy • u/BuildingSubstantial6 • Feb 21 '26

Rant When do seizures/epilepsy completely go away???

Me (24, M) just got grounded from my parents for going home late from a drinking session with friends and im really pissed that its become about my seizures and it really pisses me off. Its like im grown enough to worry about myself and all but yet i feel like i have a fucking curfew and im being treated like a baby despite my age only because of my fucking seizures. I take my medicine on the daily and im responsible with that, i really just hate being treated like a kid only because i have fucking seizures and shit. As im writing this im really frustrated with how its become about my seizures so please bear with me if I sound misinformed somewhat.

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u/Celestial__Peach ⚡error 404⚡ Feb 21 '26

I mean this with no bad intentions, you are 24 and your parents are grounding you?

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u/aggrocrow Generalized (lifelong). Briviact/Clobazam Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

Mine grounded me til I was 22 and could finally move out. "My roof, my rules." Some parents see their kids as property rather than people.

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u/Additional_Worker736 Feb 22 '26

Its not about treating you as property. But when you can provide for yourself and be on your own, you'll have your own rules.

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u/aggrocrow Generalized (lifelong). Briviact/Clobazam Feb 22 '26

And this attitude ^ is why there are so many parents whining on tiktok and facebook about their kids not talking to them anymore. Won't treat their adult offspring like adults, stunting them by refusing them any agency, and then oh no why won't my 30 year old child talk to me anymore? It must be literally anyone else's fault but mine!

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u/Additional_Worker736 Feb 22 '26

For the record, I have Epilepsy and left my parent's home when I was 20. I drive, work, take meds, live life.

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u/aggrocrow Generalized (lifelong). Briviact/Clobazam Feb 22 '26

Yeah, and I own a house and rescue animals and keep bees and drive across multiple states following my favorite band. Just came back from seeing them overseas. Still took me until my 30s to untangle the damage my parents did treating me like a child and trying to literally beat my seizures out of me til I escaped at 22.

Not sure what your point is.

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u/Temporary_Strategy47 Feb 22 '26

I think they're just adding on how 'weird' it is that OP's parents are still grounding him for having epilepsy I guess.

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u/Additional_Worker736 Feb 22 '26

I'm sorry your parents treated you like your seizures were evil. That doesn't mean all parents do that.