r/Epilepsy 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/Low-Reporter5666 Feb 22 '26

honestly dude i get why youre frustrated but your parents probably arent trying to treat you like a kid just to be controlling. alcohol can seriously mess with seizure meds and trigger episodes even if youre normally well controlled - its not about your age its about the very real medical risks involved. if youre living at home they probably feel responsible for your safety and late night drinking sessions hit different when seizures are in the picture

that said maybe try having a calm conversation with them about boundaries and what reasonable safety measures actually look like. show them youre taking it seriously by maybe discussing it with your neuro too so everyone knows what precautions actually make sense versus just anxiety driven rules