Epilepsys Affects on Romance

stephen bellini wrote...

Speaking as an epieptic to all people with, or living with, epileptics. Normal is considered as what is socially and culturally acceptabl, but, social and cultural will change normal thus altering the concerns of cognitive social psychology. !STRANGE AH if you were born with epilepsy you are 'normal' you just have fits - simple enough but, if you have had a bad hit to the head you probably will end up having epilepsy because of brain trauma.

It is from this that (from experiance and a degree course in psychology i speak) i can say, epilepsy is not your (their) problem - it is cognition.

Because of the brain damage the cognition (thinking processing responce time) causes you/them to appear to be not 'normal' thus although they/you may pysically be appealable a patronisation comes in between them/you and the 'partner' and 'we' are made to feel unloveable.

We are viewed as 'ohh' or 'ahh' or 'poor thing' - not 'come here i want you'

This dilemma is further complicated if you end up on sticks/wheelchairs.

Phenomenological phsychology at face value can be most beneficial for understanding and/or revealing an individuals “self� through its uninterrupted methodology through the use of Free Association Narrative Interviewing (FANI) to establish a subjects “self�. This is where there is a difference Basically it is all about and quite simply means,'talk to them/us, give them/us time to process what has been said and to think of a reply. You will be very supprised at how clever people actually are and--how lovable.

WHAT? Simple really, as Socroties once implied 'why should society follow each other like sheep. We all have an opinion and a brain to process our thoughts. Why then should we accept 'normal/fashionable' simply because the majority says it is. Equally, Normal is based on a majority rule so who is right and even if normal (majority of) has an opinion why can't we challenge it and say 'you're wrong?.

I have a different life style to you. Am i wrong or are you, should the answer be based on a survey of 'majority rule (what's normal) or should we accept that we are both right and then look for a common ground that we can both agree to be normal. Why should we be alienated because we have fits. We are quite simply 'normal', yes, the same as you! If given the chance we can hold down a job if allowed to do it in our own time and can be 'normal' if given the chance so hey lets work together on this.

Posted by: stephen bellini  | June 9, 2008 8:08 PM