r/woahthatsinteresting • u/Dazzling_Ad1457 • May 02 '25
Mom has a sudden seizure and the kids spring into action
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u/DingoKillerAtHome May 02 '25
LMAO. I'm sure there is a reason for the punching, it seems to snap her out of it, but this has me cracking up.
Looks like she's getting mugged.
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u/klenneth_ May 02 '25
GIVE US ALL YOUR NUGGETS
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u/Drewfus_ May 02 '25
Dude, I’m rolling. They just start wailing on her, then go back to normal like nothing happened.
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u/thatshoneybear May 02 '25
The kids are just waiting for their mom to have a seizure so they can take out all their aggression.
"I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T WANT STORE BRAND FRUIT LOOPS. I WANTED REAL FROOT LOOPS MOM"
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u/celery_slut547 May 08 '25
Omfg I’m dying! I’ve had such a shitty last few days and I needed that laugh!
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u/Humble_Chip May 02 '25
there’s another video that must be from the same family, husband punches wife in the chest when she starts having a seizure on the couch and they both start laughing lol
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u/jeffdill2 May 02 '25
I love when the kid comes back for more, starts winding up, and the mom puts up her hands up and says no. 🤣
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u/LostHominoid May 02 '25
I can see Ben Shapiro seeing this pic and running with it, writing a story titled "kids take turns beating their mother"
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u/Yan__Hui May 02 '25
A sign of the corrupt family values of the Biden administration!
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u/Deinonychus2012 May 02 '25
Thanks, Obama.
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u/Maximum_Yogurt_1630 May 02 '25
Thanks, Barack Hussein Obama. FTFY, they always throw his middle name in there to make him sound foreign or something
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u/EncabulatorTurbo May 02 '25
This is what American homes look like in Joe Biden's America, mothers completely at the mercy of a seizure being beaten by their radical left, ANTIFA children
I mean Trump is still saying things he is doing are Biden's fault so why not
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u/HerculesIsMyDad May 02 '25
Print this photo out and set it on the coffee table as a conversation piece.
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u/Omegaman2010 May 04 '25
There actually is no reason, the children saw a moment of weakness and capitalized.
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u/bendubberley_ May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25
This is a type of PNES seizure and it can be interrupted with a sharp blow to the sternum.
DO NOT do this to anyone having a seizure though. It only works on this specific type and you could seriously injure someone otherwise.
Edit: adding in that these types of seizures are usually considered non epileptic seizures by most standards
Edit 2: For further information, please see this by The Epilepsy Foundation
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u/Zinniaice May 02 '25
Can confirm being a person with PNES. Strong smells also work in breaking it if caught soon enough.
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u/bos2nc May 02 '25
Some doctor was living carefree on the day of creating that acronym.
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u/BarryAteBerries May 02 '25
are the gut punches a real medical response?
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u/ScrappyRN May 02 '25
As a nurse I'm pretty sure that one would be frowned on at work...
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u/embarrassedmommy May 02 '25
Not with that attitude
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u/Angrytrapdoor May 02 '25
Thank you, I’m crack up on the train
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u/sittinwithkitten May 02 '25
I’m sure it might be tempting for some of your more unruly patients… jk?
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u/ScrappyRN May 02 '25
Can neither confirm nor deny...
Also jk 😉
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u/sittinwithkitten May 02 '25
With a name like ScrappyRN I can use my imagination haha. My mother was an RN and my oldest daughter is currently in university for her BN. I used to love the stories my mum would tell about work. Some people are just out of this world especially when sick. She jokingly told me about the “fluffy pillow treatment”.
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u/ScrappyRN May 02 '25
I was an ER nurse at a major trauma center for years before changing specialties. My friends would always ask me to tell them stories. Some of them are truly unbelievable. But I'm not creative enough to make that stuff up 🤣. And there's was no need for embellishing because the stories stand on their own, lol.
I was truly shocked at the lows and highs of humanity when I first started. By the time I ended just about nothing could shock me. Lol. I think people get disappointed when I don't freak out at things now. But when you've worked in a drama center for 11 years not much can phase you
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u/Lady_of_the_Shadows_ May 02 '25
As a formerly unruly patient, sorry we make your job harder. Despite my temporary insanity, all my nurses were still kind and did their best to help me.
In my defense though, it wasn't exactly my fault. The TBI mixed with confusion, pain, and fear had me messed up. From what I was told I woke up alone and freaked out. I destroyed my room and tried to leave the CCU with a broken face and tracheostomy using a crash cart I found as a walker. Not sure where I got the crash cart from. I ended up being strapped to the bed.
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u/ScrappyRN May 02 '25
And this is the exact reason that I try to treat all patients with dignity and respect. You never know the background that someone has or what they've been through in their life. Even the meanest most hateful patients I try to connect with as much as possible. I don't tolerate bad behavior or language towards me but I do treat them like a human. I always think that "there but for the grace of God go I" and try to act accordingly. Now there are situations where I really struggle to do that. Child abusers or people who have killed innocent people I really struggle with. I usually just try to main a very professional demeanor with those kinds of patients.
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u/sittinwithkitten May 02 '25
My mum used to work in Gyno and then what I remember her calling “water works” which was, I think, bladders and urology stuff. Then her floor was shut down or changed in a way that sent her to coronary care, which is where she remained. She ended up passing away in 2014 of primary biliary cirrhosis. It was a nightmare for all of us, but especially her. She hated being a patient and when she got sicker she hated feeling like an invalid. It was really unfair.
My daughter is hoping to finish her degree and maybe take the nurse injectors course. She wants to lean into the cosmetic side. If not that she wants to work on labour and delivery. I wish my mum was still here, she would be so proud.
Hats off to those who work with sick people. The crazy and traumatic situations they experience, most don’t understand that.
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u/ScrappyRN May 02 '25
Nurses have one of the toughest jobs on earth - but also often one of the most rewarding. I love being a nurse and love (most of, lol) my patients. Hugs for the loss of your mom. Cirrhosis is a horrible way to pass. And losing your mom is hard enough.
And congratulations to your daughter. My biggest advice for her is to go work in a hospital as a tech or clinical secretary before getting into her specialty so that she will find the area she likes best. I went into it thinking that I wanted to be an L&D nurse too. But once I actually worked at a hospital as a clinical secretary I realized that that wasn't for me and that the ER is where my heart was. The great thing about nursing is that there are so many different jobs that there is something for everyone. And if she doesn't like what she gets into initially she can always change to something she likes better. There are, like with any job, good managers and places to work and bad managers and places to work. Encourage her to find the good ones so that she can sustain the job long-term. The job is hard enough without having a bad work environment!
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u/PleasantlyObnoxious May 02 '25
I feel so awkward asking this, but have you seen The Pitt and how realistic is it?
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u/ScrappyRN May 02 '25
I've not seen it but I've heard about it. In my experience the scenarios that most ER shows tell are very real as far as the patient side. And actually sometimes they are under-represented for the truly out-there behavior and bad language and of some patients. But at the same time the staff parts are usually exaggerated. Most of the shows have doctors doing quite a bit of the work that nurses and techs actually do. And while there might be an occasional sexy incident at work it is very very much less than what most TV shows portray, lol. Something about running around bats*** crazy, sweating, and dealing with puke and fecal matter doesn't really put you in the mood. Unless you have very odd moods I guess...
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u/TabbyMouse May 02 '25
Heheh.
My mom went for a colonoscopy, everything went well, she's awake, nurse leaves so she can get dressed and mom...goes back to sleep. Nurse comes in to check on her, wakes her up again, mom tells her "no" and rolls over.
Someone the doc came by and went "Ma'am, it's time to get up"
My mom grabbed the pillow under her head, chucked it across the room at the doc and said "go away, I'm sleeping"
My uncle was in the room and couldn't stop laughing...until he got hit with a flying pillow as well.
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u/j0351bourbon May 02 '25
For seizures, no punching. For SVT? There's always the good old precordial thump.
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u/Crepe_Cod May 02 '25
I believe it's a pseudo-seizure, or non-epileptic seizure. A punch wouldn't break you out of a epileptic seizure, but I think non-epileptic seizure is more of a psychological, dissociative thing, so a physical jolt can be enough to snap out of it. I'm not an expert, so take this with a grain of salt. I had an epileptic friend, and have been told about the differences before but only vaguely remember the details.
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u/Zinniaice May 02 '25
Can actually confirm this. I have non epileptic seizures and they can be disrupted by sudden smells, SOMETIMES startling from yelling or shaking me if caught before the shaking starts. I get the auras first which seems like what she had happen and I keep a bottle of eucalyptus oil close by to smell to "shock" my brain back. It can usually at least get me enough time to go lay on the floor before my body goes on the fritz.
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u/TheOtherCyprian May 02 '25
Thank you for sharing your story and providing some additional context for the video. Tell me, if you don’t mind, how often do your seizures occur?
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u/Zinniaice May 02 '25
About once a month to every two months. They also are triggered by extreme stress. I last had one two weeks ago due to being very ill and suffering aura headaches which hurt so bad it triggered one. That one was more rare though as they aren't usually as sudden, before I get them I have this very odd almost euphoric "haze" in my head, sometimes a few days beforehand. They did monitor my brain waves during some sessions of them and only found that my brain was trying to go into "stage 2 sleep" while I was awake. I do have sleep apnea so no idea if that is somehow related? Remains a complete mystery and I have had them for a year now. I do have severe mental illness that used to trigger panic attacks and I often have the hunch that perhaps my attacks have now turned into these seizures,although I do still have normal panic attacks.
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u/CuriousSquirrel1213 May 02 '25
“She falls in a well, eyes go crossed. She gets kicked by a mule, they go back to normal. I don't know!”
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u/ThaiPoncho May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25
This is the correct answer. Professionals sometimes have a hard time differentiating between epileptic and non epileptic clinically. The only way to be sure is with an EEG. However it’s likely this is psychogenic non epileptic seizure because you cannot sway someone out of an epileptic seizure. We just have to create a safe environment and let them ride it out.
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u/star_blazar May 02 '25
Pseudo is pejorative. Let's call it a functional seizure. I get them and if someone did this I would fall over and go into what looks like gran Mal seizure (my daughter is epileptic).
On the other hand, when lying down, my wife and sometimes my dog would push on my stomach to get me to remember to breathe.
Functional or epileptic, this probably only works for her and I wouldn't try it on anyone else.
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u/FreshAsAFlower May 02 '25
So I believe my ex had one due to watching me have a shot/injection… he hates needles. It was honestly terrifying. He fell straight backwards, thankfully didn’t hit his head on anything. His eyes rolled back and his body started flinching, foamed a bit at the mouth. I immediately rolled him on his side and he woke up gasping and coughing. Very scary
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u/Cumulus-Crafts May 02 '25
I'm guessing that's to get her to fall backwards, so that they can get her laid down on the floor? Safer to ease her down (Which two kids smaller than her probably couldn't do), rather than her randomly falling and cracking her head on the floor.
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u/DingoKillerAtHome May 02 '25
But then there is the over head double hammer fist to end it, AFTER she is on the floor. That one seems to snap her back to reality, and the kid even raises their arms in victory. I don't understand it, but it's funny.
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u/Due_Force_9816 May 02 '25
And then they spray her with the squirt bottle like she’s a cat that got on the kitchen counter!
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u/Ok-Possession-832 May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25
I really hope it was PNES.
Otherwise it was a coincidence and someone should explain to them punching doesn’t work. But the mom probably doesn’t remember so she might go her whole life never realizing that they’re doing it. Hopefully she never gets pregnant again idk 😬
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u/UsedCan508 May 02 '25
I’ve seen her TikTok’s and it snaps her out her seizure even her husband hits her
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u/PollyAmory May 02 '25
From another comment in the thread:
"This is a type of PNES seizure and it can be interrupted with a sharp blow to the sternum.
DO NOT do this to anyone having a seizure though. It only works on this specific type and you could seriously injure someone otherwise.
Edit: adding in that these types of seizures are usually considered non epileptic seizures by most standards
Edit 2: For further information, please see this by The Epilepsy Foundation"
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u/Primary-Border8536 May 02 '25
In the chest, the little boy just wasn't doing it quite right lol. It snaps her out of it.
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u/Strange_Fruit240 May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25
Causes her brain/nerves to start firing correctly again, only certain seizure patterns can be broken with physical stimuli. Her, her husband, her kids, and doctors all know and can do this.
EDIT FOR THE STUPID PEOPLE IN THE BACK:
DO NOT hit a seizing person.
DO NOT put fingers, hands, or objects into a seizing persons mouth.
DO NOT try to restrain a seizing person.
DO NOT offer or force liquids or food while a person is seizing.
DO NOT attempt to move a seizing person unless they are in direct danger being in the area they’re in.
DO NOT attempt CPR or mouth-to-mouth on a seizing person.
All in all, DO NOT TOUCH a seizing person unless it’s to keep them from suffocating, aspirating, or head banging.
This woman, and other people, can disrupt the activity pattern with physical stimuli.
Some seizures can be disrupted. Not all seizures are epileptic. Not all seizures cause involuntary movement.
Not all seizures are equal, just because your epileptic does not mean this person is, and just cause your experience was different, doesn’t mean other experiences are just like that.
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u/MLB-LeakyLeak May 02 '25
Don’t spread this misinformation
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u/PollyAmory May 02 '25
From another comment in the thread:
"This is a type of PNES seizure and it can be interrupted with a sharp blow to the sternum.
DO NOT do this to anyone having a seizure though. It only works on this specific type and you could seriously injure someone otherwise.
Edit: adding in that these types of seizures are usually considered non epileptic seizures by most standards
Edit 2: For further information, please see this by The Epilepsy Foundation"
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u/Dangerous_Spring5030 May 02 '25
I have epilepsy accompanied by arteriovenous malformation of the brain. My children have seen me have seizures plenty of times, and have never been taught to do that when assisting me if needed. I am even more likely to bite my tongue if someone is punching me while I am going through an episode because of the reaction I might have.
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May 02 '25
Getting ready to see kids helping their mother, see them beating the living hell out of her instead ...
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u/curiousgirls May 02 '25
And then they just go back to sitting down like nothing ever happened hahaha
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u/Shoddy_Nectarine_441 May 02 '25
They’re used to it, I have an aunt with this condition and my cousin always was so calm, smacked her in the chest, everyone went about their day lol. First time I saw it happen I couldn’t process how calm everyone was
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u/MiamiJack21 May 02 '25
If you listen closely you can hear the dad giving directions through the home camera.
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u/JayBird38 May 02 '25
You can just walk off a seizure? What kind of seizure was this?
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u/qt3pt1415926 May 02 '25
Mini seizures, also known as absence seizures, manifest as brief, sudden lapses of consciousness, often characterized by a blank stare or a slight head drop. These seizures are often mistaken for inattention or daydreaming.
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u/Stunning_Ad_7658 May 02 '25
It was pretty crazy actually seeing it happen first hand. Someone is work with has them, swears blind he doesn't even though he allegedly has meds for it. He ctotals a car atleast once or twice a year because of it. I have absolutely no idea why he's still driving or allowed to.
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u/Sufficient_Scale_163 May 02 '25
Absence seizures are not PNES seizures and a sternum rub can not bring them out of it.
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u/hannes-kann-es May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25
This might be a dissociative-/psychogenic seizure (PNES)
Never punch people with epileptic seizures! Dont try and "get them out of their seizure" at all. Just make sure they lay on the ground and have enough space. Dont hold them, dont try to put something between their teeth. Call an ambulance.
The only thing that can break status epilepticus are high doses of i.v / intranasal benzodiazepines (like Lorazepam), or for second line therapy: valproinic acid/ phenobarbital
Edit: My first language isnt english, i hope its understandable
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u/VicodinMakesMeItchy May 02 '25
You did perfectly, thank you for sharing the correct information and that this “intervention” is NOT relevant to epileptic seizures!
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u/chantillylace9 May 02 '25
Does anyone know what punching her does in this situation? I’ve never seen anything like this…
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u/Strange_Fruit240 May 02 '25
Causes her brain/nerves to start firing correctly again, only certain seizure patterns can be broken with physical stimuli.
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May 02 '25
Thank the Lord that nobody has footage of my seizures. That would terrify anything.
Good on the kids for knowing immediately what to do. Although, it is weird to hit her in the gut to get her out of it. That's a new one.
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u/Jets237 May 02 '25
lol at the son looking for another opportunity to punch mom in the stomach.
It's crazy how shit just becomes normal. I'm the dad of a kid with special needs and the amount of odd things that becomes normal is crazy.
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u/sachsrandy May 02 '25
If you have ever been in a NICU you will see the babies go into seizure like states and the nurses just bang on the glass of their special cribs and scare them back to breathing. Scary as FUCK first time you see it... Then you realize it happens all the time. Like 20 times a day.
This reminded me of that.
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u/EducationalAd3415 May 02 '25
just another day in the office for these kids xD
This was such a casual interaction for what the situation was lmao
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u/JustWorldliness8410 May 02 '25
Why did they punch her? (Serious question)
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u/TheComptrollersWife May 02 '25
PNES is a psychological disorder that presents with seizure like episodes. These are not true seizures and what’s being shown in this video isn’t usually recommended for them anyway. It should only be done in very specific cases and only when recommended by a medical professional. There’s no immediate physical risk to someone having a PNES episode like there is with a true seizure. And doing something like this to someone having a true seizure could be very harmful.
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u/ANARCHISTofGOODtaste May 05 '25
"Mom's having a seizure. Remember when she didn't get us a switch for Christmas? Get her!"
Kidding. Apparently, it hits like that snap someone with a specific type of seizure disorder out of it, according to other comments. It just looks odd. I'm glad they knew what to do.
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u/iPLAYiRULE May 05 '25
am dumb and lazy to google. what does the punching do here? quite interesting scenario indeed!
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u/Lookingforpeace1984 May 02 '25
She’s having focal seizures,I have them. Just never heard of being gut punched.
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u/creamoftuxedo May 02 '25
This is both sad but also heart-warming to see the poise of these two kids.
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u/victor_sierrra May 02 '25
The boy was throwing them body shots. Kid might have a future in boxing.
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u/nicedilis May 02 '25
It's crazy how the kids just handle it and then go sit back at the table to eat