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Myths debunked #2: epilepsy and a sex life

Codrin PO

There is a common myth that people with epilepsy cannot have a healthy sex life or that engaging in sexual activity can trigger seizures. This misconception is not true and can lead to unnecessary fear and stigma surrounding the topic.

The reality is that epilepsy, in most cases, does not directly affect a person’s ability to have a fulfilling sex life. Epilepsy is primarily a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, and its impact on sexual function varies from person to person.

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The “No way out” line you get at the beginning

Codrin PO

There are two types of reactions from doctors when you’re newly diagnosed and three types of reactions from people with epilepsy.

People would epilepsy can be split into the “don’t give a f*ck, I’ll do what I want” and the “I need to close myself into a closet made of pillows to not get hurt”. Plus there are those that make Google richer: searching non-stop for info about epilepsy: causes, triggers, treatment, online chats, epilepsy fellowships to colleges (yes, these exist in some countries), etc.

Doctors can either try to comfort you or simply tell you what you have and show you the door.

I would like to speak about the second category. Continue reading “The “No way out” line you get at the beginning” →

Dealing with epilepsy · Not too personal

World Economic Forum, epilepsy and dealing with it

Codrin PO

I was reading this morning one of David Nabarro’s reflections: HERE. It’s about chronic or non-communicable diseases, NCD’s in the eyes of the WHO. I haven’t seen any mention about epilepsy anywhere so I decided to dig deeper.

As the World Economic Forum is taking place these days and the hot subject is the “middle class”, there are many mentions regarding health in the discussions. No mention of idiopathic diseases, neurological disorders and more like this.

I know that epilepsy is not as “cool” like HIV, cancer, diabetes, polio. But really, not even one mention?!? Continue reading “World Economic Forum, epilepsy and dealing with it” →

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Humanity`s motivator

Codrin PO

In the past few days, I`ve been working on a project and I couldn`t figure out one thing, one small thing that I did before tens of times. I tried to get motivated, listening to the music which usually picks me up. I also tried several other methods.

I love patterns. I enjoy finding them and I used them in my work before. Identifying them is easy enough if you are not looking for something in particular. You will simply notice them. READ MORE IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE ANSWER

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Career counselling #17: The great pretender

Codrin PO

While listening to the radio yesterday, one of the songs I heard was The Great Pretender from Queen. An awesome song… It reminded me of a few thing that I heard over the years regarding job interviews.

One of the most interesting one is how people pretend being something they aren`t during interviews.

For example, a friend of mine told me that he has the tendency to say “yes” to any question being asked of him. And, of course, he agrees with everything the recruiter says. It because he`s afraid not to get the job. He`s unemployed for almost 2 years.0747558df46e7c9938a4a8468f3651ec

Another person I know invests data, statistics to be more precise. He has the tendency to respond to question with a “for example” answer, trying to give data in each answer. They are mostly invented…

These are the most common I`ve heard of so far.

The idea is that you shouldn`t pretend to be anyone or t know anything that you don`t. Sooner or later, it will all come back and kick you in the ….

Behave as the person you are. It`s the surest way of winning over the “crowd”. If not, then it wasn`t meant to be