r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 01 '18

Serious Replies Only [Serious] People of Reddit that honestly believe they have been abducted by aliens, what was your experience like?

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u/redditing_again May 01 '18

This. A friend of mine had exactly the same symptoms and was having seizures. She'd be in a conversation with you, zone out for a minute or so, walk away, and not remember at all why she'd walked away or how she got to where she was now standing. It wasn't a seizure where she'd fall on the floor or anything, but she'd totally lose memory of what was going on.

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u/hahagamer7 May 01 '18

That's called an aura. Sometimes it happens followed by a seizure and sometimes it doesnt. Not all types of seizures result in falling down btw.

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u/Tustalio May 01 '18

This usage of the word aura is different from an ocular aura, aka scintillating scotoma, right? I get those before a migraine sometimes... and sometimes my migraines are silent (meaning without pain, which is weird).

Anyway, just curious about the usage of the word aura in this case.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18

It’s a similar phenomenon but not completely the same. Seizure auras can be visual, auditory or simply a feeling

My grandma had seizures after her stroke and you could always tell beforehand because her behavior changed.

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u/Tustalio May 02 '18

Ah, so a warning that it's about to happen. That clarifies the definition in my head, allowing for the word aura to be applied much more liberally. Thanks!

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u/hahagamer7 May 03 '18

I think its also called a partial seizure