By Mirren Buchanan Content warnings: This article mentions trauma, medical trauma, flashbacks and intrusive thoughts, and has graphic descriptions of seizures and choking. When I was diagnosed with Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD from here on) at the end of March, I sort of assumed that that was the end of my illness. I had been …
By Mirren Buchanan (she/her), in conversation with her partner Andy (he/him) Hi! My name is Mirren and I’m a 19-year-old student at the University of Glasgow. I have a seizure disorder caused by my nervous system not functioning as well as it should, and I’ve previously written for the LUNA Project about the loneliness I’ve …
By Mirren Buchanan (she/her) Hi! I’m Mirren, I’m 19 years old and I’m a Gaelic student at the University of Glasgow. I suffer from seizures, usually a few times a day, and while my doctors believe they’re caused by epilepsy they are still not sure. It’s been a year and a half since I was …