#one time i had a really bad bout of whiplash where i couldn’t move ny head

[saphira-approves]

Isn't Eragon's scar issue not actually best compared to epilepsy? At least this was always what I compared it to in my mind while reading

To be honest, I’m not sure! He definitely has seizures, but seizures are not just caused by epilepsy—he definitely has nerve damage, which could cause seizures, and I have no experience to say whether that counts as brain damage to cause epilepsy, specifically. His seizures aren’t triggered by traditional epilepsy triggers—as far as I can tell those are usually visual, audible, or otherwise not due to physical strain, but again, I have no idea.

It’s possible that, since the seizures are caused by the injury, and the injury involves some serious nerve damage, it might technically count as epilepsy. I’ve never interpreted it that way myself, but if you or another reader has epilepsy and wishes to interpret it that was to better relate to the character, or headcanon Eragon having epilepsy, I sure as hell am not gonna stop you!

#inheritance cycle #eragon shadeslayer #epilepsy #i would ask my friend but honestly i have no idea if they even wanna talk about it #good question anon! #and personally i’ve always related it to some of my experience with injuries #one time i had a really bad bout of whiplash where i couldn’t move ny head #without explosive pain in my neck #it sucked! eragon helped.