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Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological condition affecting at least 50 million people globally [1]. People with epilepsy often experience stigma and discrimination because of the condition and as such, their social and personal expectations are often restricted[2]. The experience of stigma may even affect their quality of life even more than the medical condition itself[3]. Where people with epilepsy feel prevented from living an ordinary life due to stigma resulting from negative attitudes, this may be an internal perception rather than widely enacted discrimination[4].