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EPILEPSY / EPILEPTICS (The Truth)

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This is a poll for Everyone who is epileptic, Please be honest with your answers. All the "Give Details" or "How Long / How Old" Answers can only be seen by myself, Not the General Public. Thank You for taking my poll, it will help me learn more about epilepsy, in my studies. I AM BASED IN THE U.K.
Q1. What Gender Are You?
MALE (Straight)
MALE (Bisexual)
MALE (Gay)
FEMALE (Straight)
FEMALE (Bisexual)
FEMALE (Lesbian)
TV / TS
Q 2. WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU FROM? ("City / Town" Answers Can only be seen by Me)
U.S.A. (City / Town?)
CANADA (City / Town?)
U.K. (City / Town?)
IRELAND (City / Town?)
EUROPE (City / Town?)
AUSTRAILIA (City / Town?)
OTHER COUNTRY (Which Country?)
Q 3. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU WERE FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY?
< 3 Years Old
3 to 6 Years Old
7 to 9 Years Old
10 to 12 Years Old
13 to 15 Years Old
16 to 19 Years Old
20 to 24 Years Old
25 to 29 Years Old
30 to 34 Years Old
35 to 39 Years Old
40 to 44 years Old
45 to 49 Years Old
50 or Over
q 4. THE TYPE(S) OF EPILEPSY I HAVE IS / ARE .
Q 5. HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE EPILEPTIC EPISODES?
< ONCE A YEAR
A FEW TIMES A YEAR
10 TO 20 TIMES A YEAR
21 TO 30 TIMES A YEAR
31 TO 50 TIMES A YEAR
ONCE A WEEK
SEVERAL TIMES EACH WEEK
ALMOST EVERY DAY
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY
SEVERAL TIMES A DAY
Q 6. HOW LONG DOES YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODE USUALLY LAST?
< 1 Minute
1 to 5 Minutes
6 to 10 Minutes
11 to 15 Minutes
16 to 20 Minutes
21 to 30 Minutes
31 to 45 Minutes
46 to 60 Minutes
1 to 3 hours
4 to 6 Hours
7 to 9 Hours
10 to 12 Hours
More than 12 Hours (How Long?)
Q 7. WHAT CAUSED YOU TO BECOME EPILEPTIC?
I HAVE BEEN EPILEPTIC SINCE BIRTH
IT'S IN MY FAMILY HISTORY
AN ILLNESS CAUSED MY EPILEPSY (Which Illness?)
AN ACCIDENT CAUSED MY EPILEPSY (What Happened?)
A HEAD INJURY CAUSED MY EPILEPSY (What Happened?)
A STROKE CAUSED MY EPILEPSY
SOMETHING ELSE CAUSED MY EPILEPSY (What Caused It?)
Q 8. DO YOU GET ANY WARNING SIGNS BEFORE YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODE?
NO
YES AN "AURA" (What Type?)
BLURRED VISION
DIZZINESS
MEMORY LOSS
CONFUSION
OTHER (What Happens?)
Q 9. DURING YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODE CAN YOU HEAR ANYTHING?
I CAN HEAR WHAT IS BEING SAID
I CAN HEAR NOTHING
I SOMETIMES CAN HEAR
I HEAR STRANGE NOISES (Give Details)
I AM COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUS OF ANYTHING
Q 10. DURING YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODES CAN YOU FEEL ANYTHING?
I CAN ALWAYS FEEL IF I AM BEING TOUCHED
I FEEL PAIN
I CAN FEEL NOTHING
I AM UNCONSCIOUS OF ANYTHING
I CAN SOME TIMES FEEL THINGS
Q 11. DURING YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODES CAN YOU SEE?
I CAN SEE EVERYTHING
MY VISION IS BLURRED
I CAN SEE NOTHING
I CAN SOME TIMES SEE
I AM UNCONSCIOUS OF EVERYTHING
Q 12.DURING YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODE.......... DO YOU STOP BREATHING?
YES
SOME TIMES
NO
Q 13 DURING YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODE........ DO YOU BECOME UNCONSCIOUS AND UNRESPONSIVE?
YES
SOME TIMES
NO
DURING YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODE........... DO YOU WET YOURSELF?
YES - ALWAYS
YES - MOST TIMES
YES - SOME TIMES
NO - NEVER
Q 15. DURING YOUR EPILEPTIC EPISODE........ DO YOU POOP YOURSELF?
YES - ALWAYS
YES - MOST TIMES
YES - SOME TIMES
NO - NEVER
Q 16. DO YOU NEED HELP TO PULL OUT OF THE SEIZURE?
IT GOES AWAY AFTER A WHILE WITH NO HELP
I GET THROUGH IT WITHOUT HELP
I USUALLY NEED DRUGS TO STOP THE SEIZURE (What Drug?)
I SOME TIMES NEED DRUGS TO STOP THE SEIZURE (What Drug?)
I ALWAYS NEED DRUGS TO STOP THE SIEZURE (What Drug?)
AN AMBULANCE IS USUALLY NEEDED FOR ME
OTHER (Please Give Details?)
Q 17. DO THE DRUGS YOU ARE GIVEN KNOCK YOU OUT?
YES - I'M OUT FOR A SHORT TIME (How Long Usually?)
YES - I'M OUT COLD FOR SEVERAL HOURS (How Long Usually?)
NO
Q 18. DO YOU SLEEP, PASS OUT OR BECOME UNCONSCIOUS DURING OR AFTER A SIEZURE?
NO - I DON'T
I AM UNCONSCIOUS DURING THE SEIZURE (How Long For?)
I AM UNCONSCIOUS AFTER THE SEIZURE (How Long For?)
I AM UNCONSCIOUS DURING AND AFTER A SIEZURE (How Long For?)
I SLEEP AFTER MY SEIZURES
I PASS OUT AFTER MY SEIZURES
Q 19. AFTER THE EPILEPTIC EPISODE......... DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED?
I CAN REMEMBER ALL OF IT
I CAN ONLY REMEMBER BEFORE AND AFTER THE SIEZURE
I CAN ONLY REMEMBER CERTAIN THINGS (What can you remember about it?)
I CAN NOT REMEMBER ANY OF THE SIEZURE
I CAN REMEMBER NOTHING ABOUT IT AT ALL.
Q 20. RELATIONSHIPS AS AN EPILEPTIC.......... DOES YOUR PARTNER UNDERSTAND YOUR NEEDS AS AN EPILEPTIC? (More than 1 Answer Allowed)
YES - THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND AND KNOW WHAT TO DO
YES - THEY UNDERSTAND BUT FIND IT DIFFICULT DEALING WITH MY CONDITION
NO - THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS
I AM SINGLE AND WOULD LOVE TO MEET SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS and TO CARE FOR ME (Leave your details here if you want to, Only I can Read them.)
I AM ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A NEW PARTNER WHO WILL UNDERSTAND MORE (Leave your contact details if you want to!)
I FIND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FORM A RELATIONSHIP DUE TO MY EPILEPSY (Remember, Nobody Has to be Alone... consider the 2 options Above!)
Q 21. HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?
< 6 Years
6 to 9 Years
10 to 12 Years
13 to 15 Years
16 to 19 Years
20 to 24 Years
25 to 29 Years
30 to 34 Years
35 to 39 Years
40 to 44 Years
45 to 49 Years
50 Years or Over
This poll was created on 2014-09-16 07:47:16 by Curious Wrestler