Today, I was so excited to play the video game I just bought, I decided to read the manual in the game. I went over the seizure warning and thought to myself, who the hell gets a seizure from playing a video game? Apparently I do. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was introduced to Minecraft. I haven't blinked in 5 hours. FML
Today, my boss's obese bully of a grandson had a seizure. Being the only physician around, I had to rush in to tend to him. Except it wasn't a seizure as such. My daughter had found my taser and used it on him. FML
Today, I was trying to explain to my mom that I've been having panic attacks. I ended up having a panic attack from talking about having a panic attack. FML
Today, I was watching a movie on TV. One of the characters has the same name as my dog, and when his name was called, my dog got so excited that he jumped face-first into my TV. FML
Today, out of curiosity, I took an online test to see if I have ADHD. Halfway through, I got so distracted and bored that I gave up. I guess I know the answer then… FML
Today, I accidentally set my hair on fire while lighting a cigarette. I panicked and put it out by slapping myself in the face. FML
Today, at work, I jumped under my desk in fear of a nuclear missile attack when the firestation next us let out its new awareness siren. I think I'm going insane. FML
Today, as I waited to fly home, a very attractive woman smiled and gestured towards the seat next to me. However, a hyperactive child and his mother barged past into said empty seats. The woman really hit it off with the guy behind, while I was stuck listening to a kid scream at Angry Birds. FML
Today, I was teasing my cat with a piece of string when suddenly my phone rang. I answered it with one hand and put the string down with the other onto my lap. The beast seized the opportunity to spring, claws out, onto my privates. FML
Today, I slammed the car door on my head while I was getting in the car. If that wasn't bad enough, my boyfriend is convinced I now have a concussion and insists on waking me up every hour to make sure I'm still alive. FML
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Win_fml 0
Heed the warning, bro. They don't make this shit up.
fakkumairaifu 14
When will people remember this? Just because ALL THE FMLs AUTOMATICALLY start with "Today", it doesn't mean that they happened the same day! Anyway, that sucks a lot, especially if you're a big gamer - I'd be bummed if it were me. I'm curious about what game it was now, though.
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Comments (145)
Will09 0
THAT SUKS i think that 2 but u never no... i kind of want 2 no wut game it is
shmaller 0
YDI for having a seizure.
easylazy 0
It was definitely Mariokart! That game scares me...
c35ari0n 0
ok ur life is F$%&$! sorry about that.! maybe it´s just a "do something more productive" signal from heaven :D
Crash5510 0
#85-almost definatly prototype. That game's crazy.
Laci_Laine 0
Wow, sry to the people spazzing on me- I guess I had a non-epileptic seizure so the doctors didn't really explain things as well as I thought they did. :(
Qwerty_Lalala 0
Same thing happened to me. I was playing DDR in the arcade and it gave me a seizure. Apparently I've had dormant epilepsy my whole life. DDR just triggered it. I've only had 4 seizures in 5 years, though. It's been about 19 months since I've had one
collardgreens 0
Anyone can have a seizure at any time. most people who have had a seizure have healthy brains. Anyone who posted here can have a seizure today. there are things you can do to make yourself more susceptible to them- ie playing bright video games in dark rooms for longer than 45 minutes at a time without a break, and drinking too much water. (having too much gatorade makes you even more likely to have a seizure than having too much water, because of the sugar and electrolyte buildup). Having a high fever can also bring on a seizure, which is why they are fairly common in infants. Also eating a low-fat diet, or a diet high in soy, (or both) lowers your seizure threshold and makes you much more susceptible to seizures from influences that would otherwise not effect you. If your playing video games, while tired in a dark room, and drinking mountain dew, you are greatly increasing your risk of having a seizure because you are putting yourself in the position of 1) being tired 2) bright and dark contrast 3) Caffeine and sugar intake - in particular if you didn't eat well previously. Sudden changes in blood sugar can also cause someone with a healthy brain to have a seizure
collardgreens 0
101, if they were explaining seizures to you within a few days of your having the seizure, its highly unlikely that you would remember the conversation correctly Its understandable why people would be upset by what you wrote, especially given how much of a negative stigma people hold toward those who are disabled by epilepsy. Its very common for epileptics to be harassed for being able to do something (ie type on a computer) but not be able to work at a job that involves typing at a computer because of their epilepsy. And when someone says that they recover completely from a seizure in a few moments, it adds credence to that baseless ignorant harassment. Oftentimes people need to sleep for greater than 24 hours after a seizure that only lasted a minute or two, may completely forget everything that happened the day of the seizure, may agree to something during the seizure, but have no idea what they agreed to, and so on. Epileptics face a hard time because they "look and act normal at times" even when they are seriously disabled by their seizures - It isn't rare to here a story of someone being arrested and tasered during or after seizures in public, even though they have a medic alert bracelet on and a friend standing beside them explaining what is happening, because they "are intentionally refusing to follow instructions."
damnthatsuck 0
had to have been fear 2 game