People should be moved away from sharp objects and hard floor surfaces during the seizure. If you see someone having a seizure, call an ambulance. Usually, the person just needs to rest. Stay with a person during a seizure until it subsides and the person is lucid. Do, however, call an ambulance if the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes or is followed immediately by another seizure, if this is the person's first seizure, the person is injured or if the person is pregnant.
Epilepsy is related to mental illness.