Hi, I'm new to this forum. I'm going to keep this short.
I was married to a man with epilepsy for 26 years. He had grand mal seizures. Even with medication, he had them on a fairly regular basis. It was very difficult for me and our children. Even though we tried to keep him safe during a seizure, he was injured many times. He refused to stop driving and had three car accidents. He was often moody, belligerent, and refused to take care of himself to reduce the risk of seizures. I became hyper-vigilant recognizing his auras. They signal that a seizure is imminent. Sometimes we'd wait all day and even into the night before he'd have the seizure. One of the worst seizures was when he fell and hit the bookcase with his mouth and knocked his front teeth out. There was blood everywhere.
My question is this: Can the partner and even the children be at risk for PTSD living with someone who has epilepsy over a long period of time?

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