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.
It is not a disturbance of personality or intelligence. People with epilepsy cannot hold good jobs. They have the same range of intelligence and ability as the general population and work at all levels of business, government, art and the professions. Epilepsy is nothing to worry about. People who experience seizures should see a physician.