does it seem like i may have focal seizures?

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I am a female, 21 years old, and aware that this is not to be used as any sort of a diagnostic.

I was first introduced to focal seizures through watching The Pitt recently from Dr. Al-Hashimi’s seizures. I really enjoyed her character and I wanted to understand her experience because from what little knowledge I had of seizures as a whole, I was under the assumption that seizures always involve blacking out and not remembering what happened, as if you had passed out. After doing some research, I realized a lot of symptoms I’ve been having the last couple years when I get overwhelmed or triggered by stress aligns with what I’ve read. I have been diagnosed with anxiety and panic disorder since I was a child, and I underwent a traumatic event about two years ago and the symptoms I’m about to disclose have been happening ever since in what I had been describing as “my weird mini anxiety attacks” lol. I get this feeling of absolute panic out of nowhere, usually in times where I’ve been under pressure frequently due to work, classes at my university, or PTSD related, which then turns into my ears ringing, my vision blurring a bit around the edges, and if people are talking their voices range from distorted to inaudible. I usually know it’s going to happen when I feel like my heart falls out of my chest and if I try to talk I find I cannot (not for a lack of trying) or I just stutter on the same syllable and I feel like my arms are tied down my bricks. It usually only lasts what I think is a few seconds? And I usually feel a bit disoriented after but otherwise normal, and the first few times it sent me into a panic attack because I didn’t know what was going on but my body has always had some odd symptoms that doctors could either not explain or would just categorize it as a part of my anxiety disorder. However, after looking up these symptoms I’m wondering whether it’s worth checking out or if I am perhaps blowing things out of proportion and was hoping someone would be able to help? Obviously Reddit is not a licensed physician nor a diagnostic source, but I want to know if this sounds to be even remotely a possibility.

Posted Apr 29, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC

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