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Maybe they can be depressed because they have epilepsy. LOL

Hmm...well, in that case, do you think you could briefly explain their past? It'd give me a much better idea of which condition could fit better so I could help you choose. If you wouldn't mind explaining, of course. 3nodding

Ah, I see. That sounds slightly similar to Scarlett's life (I took her from a story I was writing, too, so don't feel bad about not being "original" with your RP characters; I've been using her in RPs for a while. LOL), except she was abused by her father, and her father killed her oldest brother, the one who had always shown her love. Depression would fit your character perfectly, as would epilepsy. Maybe a cranial nerve or something else was damaged with the impact which triggered the epilepsy. So yes, I stand by my original decision of your character having depression and epilepsy. It sounds like a really interesting story, though. I would love to read it when it's done. I've been wanting to read that story you posted the link for in the Creative Writing subforum, but I'll have to get a DA account or borrow my friend's to read it. LOL

um, ps, I stole your siggy-pic, because frankly, I approve. mrgreen

KT: Frickin' awesome!!! I'm so glad you do! I totally hope Deutschland takes the cup, or at least Holland, since I don't believe they have ever won the cup. I was sad when Mexico and England got eliminated, especially since their final games were so stupid because of the boneheaded referees, but at least Germany kicked Argentina's @$$. LOL xd

SS: Chaotic characters are the best. They make life so interesting. LOL mrgreen

[scottish pride] Oh, well, it is *England* [cough cough]. [/scottish pride]

One note on your character: I think it's entirely possible and even a very good idea to give your character both conditions as long as it doesn't seem forced. From a medical perspective though, epilepsy pretty much never results from a traumatic event or even head trauma. It's a condition you're born with, so you either have it or you don't. PTSD would be a good one though. My character suffers from brief psychotic disorder in the book i'm writing; so that's been fun.

Anybody interested in a link, just shout. I've got it on Google Docs open view.

Random but also referring to the topic:

Certain types of Epilepsy can actually cause depression-like symptoms! There are two types of seizures, focal and generalized. If a simple focal seizure takes place in the frontal lobe of the brain - where the emotions are stored - it can cause inexplicable feelings of joy, anger, sadness, or nausea. He or she also may hear, smell, taste, see, or feel things that are not real. Or, when a complex focal seizure occurs it can cause loss of consciousness, or altered consciousness which turns to a dreamlike state, causing the victim to display strange repetitive actions like walking in circles, twitching, opening or closing of the mouth, usually occurring within only a few seconds.

"The symptoms of focal seizures can easily be confused with other disorders. For instance, the dreamlike perceptions associated with a complex focal seizure may be misdiagnosed as migraine headaches, which also may cause a dreamlike state. The strange behavior and sensations caused by focal seizures also can be mistaken for symptoms of narcolepsy, fainting, or even mental illness."