Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan

So it's the same with these sort of seizures. When my heart races because I'm frightened, it's not because of a heart disease, but neither am I doing it on purpose and neither could I stop it.

So it's the same with these sort of seizures. When my heart races because I'm frightened, it's not because of a heart disease, but neither am I doing it on purpose and neither could I stop it.

And that's how these things get worse. It happens once. And then the next time you face a similar situation, you become really focused on your body and thinking, I hope that awful thing that happened to me before doesn't happen again. And it's all feeding back into itself. So I think that's another thing that people misunderstand is they think that psychosomatic conditions are less serious.

And that's how these things get worse. It happens once. And then the next time you face a similar situation, you become really focused on your body and thinking, I hope that awful thing that happened to me before doesn't happen again. And it's all feeding back into itself. So I think that's another thing that people misunderstand is they think that psychosomatic conditions are less serious.

And that's how these things get worse. It happens once. And then the next time you face a similar situation, you become really focused on your body and thinking, I hope that awful thing that happened to me before doesn't happen again. And it's all feeding back into itself. So I think that's another thing that people misunderstand is they think that psychosomatic conditions are less serious.

serious than others. In fact, they can be in many ways more serious. Say a fairly average patient with epilepsy, this is a huge range of differences, but let's say they might have a seizure every month if they're quite bad or once a year if things aren't so bad or once every 10 years if they're pretty good. A person with non-epileptic or dissociative seizures can have 100 a day.

serious than others. In fact, they can be in many ways more serious. Say a fairly average patient with epilepsy, this is a huge range of differences, but let's say they might have a seizure every month if they're quite bad or once a year if things aren't so bad or once every 10 years if they're pretty good. A person with non-epileptic or dissociative seizures can have 100 a day.

serious than others. In fact, they can be in many ways more serious. Say a fairly average patient with epilepsy, this is a huge range of differences, but let's say they might have a seizure every month if they're quite bad or once a year if things aren't so bad or once every 10 years if they're pretty good. A person with non-epileptic or dissociative seizures can have 100 a day.

And yet, because they have a psychological origin, we kind of think that's less seriously

And yet, because they have a psychological origin, we kind of think that's less seriously

And yet, because they have a psychological origin, we kind of think that's less seriously

It won't work. It may work as a placebo.

It won't work. It may work as a placebo.

It won't work. It may work as a placebo.

Yeah. So often I will find a stumbling block for them is someone has told them it's epilepsy. They go on the epilepsy drug and the seizures stop for three months, say. But the epilepsy drugs won't solve the problem if it's not epilepsy. So then generally the seizures will come back.

Yeah. So often I will find a stumbling block for them is someone has told them it's epilepsy. They go on the epilepsy drug and the seizures stop for three months, say. But the epilepsy drugs won't solve the problem if it's not epilepsy. So then generally the seizures will come back.

Yeah. So often I will find a stumbling block for them is someone has told them it's epilepsy. They go on the epilepsy drug and the seizures stop for three months, say. But the epilepsy drugs won't solve the problem if it's not epilepsy. So then generally the seizures will come back.

Muscle pain. That was that. I'm just going to stop you there. So the bottom line was you woke up, you'd wet the bed and you had aches and pains. Did you suspect a seizure then?

Muscle pain. That was that. I'm just going to stop you there. So the bottom line was you woke up, you'd wet the bed and you had aches and pains. Did you suspect a seizure then?

Muscle pain. That was that. I'm just going to stop you there. So the bottom line was you woke up, you'd wet the bed and you had aches and pains. Did you suspect a seizure then?