tenkan : nervous insanity - an epilepsy page

"Tenkan" is the Japanese word for epilepsy or seizure, and the characters translate out to roughly "nervous" and "insanity". The first time I looked up the characters, I thought, "doesn't it just _figure_ that no matter where you go, we're called insane?", but the more I thought about it, the more it fit. Epilepsy is a sort of insanity of the nerves, or rather, an insanity of the nervous system. Every time you have a seizure, it's like your nervous system goes a bit crazy. I know I'm twisting the meaning a little, but it's like LGBT people using 'queer' and giving the word their own meaning. It's our job as people with epilepsy and family and friends of epileptics to change how the world sees us and this disorder.

PLEASE NOTE -- This site is NOT meant to give medical advice, nor am I a physician or qualified to give medical advice! ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS, PRESCRIPTION OR OTHERWISE. I'm just a life-long PwE and overgrown psych major with a love of ripping social interactions apart. XD Always ask your doctor about any information you find on the internet or elsewhere - advice is free, and it's usually worth just about as much. ^_^

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