I'm 15. I got diagnosed with juvenile epilepsy. I'm so scared. I don't want to be different. help me

Im so scared. it started when I woke up and blacked out then waking up to medics in my room. Ive only had one and my first one was a week ago. Im terr

I'm so scared. it started when I woke up and blacked out then waking up to medics in my room. I've only had one and my first one was a week ago. I'm terrified to go to school. I went to the hospital and she told me there was a 50/50 chance that I had it. I don't get my results for a couple of days. she thinks it is though. I don't want to have to deal with this. I'm so terrified and I can't stop crying. I feel alone and I feel like a freak. I just want to be a regular teenage girl. I want to drive. I feel hopeless. my parents keep telling me that epileptic people live with it and they live happy healthy lives. but I can't stop thinking about it.

or:I'm so scared. it started when I woke up and blacked out then waking up to medics in my room. I've only had one and my first one was a week ago. I'm terrified to go to school. I went to the hospital and she told me there was a 50/50 chance that I had it. I don't get my results for a couple of days. she thinks it is though. I don't want to have to deal with this. I'm so terrified and I can't stop crying. I feel alone and I feel like a freak. I just want to be a regular teenage girl. I want to drive. I feel hopeless. my parents keep telling me that epileptic people live with it and they live happy healthy lives. but I can't stop thinking about it.

or:One of my friends has epilepsy, it causes some issues but It isn't terrible. I'm not going to lie to you, you're going to have problems, but they're are systems in place to make it a lot easier for you. Probably the biggest issue though will be driving, because after each seizure you have to wait like six months to drive again. However you will be put on epilepsy medicine and it's possible you won't have seizures more than once every couple years. And to make it even better, researcher are coming up with better and better ways to treat epilepsy. So don't worry too much, and that's even if you have epilepsy.

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