[livingwith]

I have take the time to share my story because like all of you, I get frustrated too by trying to make people understand what I’m going thru. Everyone starts laughing and tell me -”Does it happens like in the movies? Do you fall flat on your face?
I started noticing my situation at 14 or 15. I used to fall asleep in any class at any time, even the ones I really liked. Everyone, even the doctor, blamed it on adolescence and growth. Thru college I felt asleep in every corner of the ca...Read the full article

[witchbich2000]

i used to try and laugh about it myself and i began to grow more and more upset
when other people had no clue how bad it really is.
when people say come on out it's only a 15 minute drive, and i say ummm yeah it
only takes a block and who know's i might fall asleep and crash.
some of them get angry and think i'm making up excuses which makes me get real
upset. i have a three year old son and left my husband over a year ago and my son
is so hyper just watching him makes anyone tired.
after i had him my narcolepsy got worse.
when i was in school i didn't know yet that i had it but i could sleep
for 16 hours wake up eat a bowl of cereal and pass back out.
i have more than a few other health issues to go with it but i try to
remain positive.
i have fallen asleep on the toilet or laying down in the shower
and my ex. used to come in and scare the hell out of me telling me i have
been in the shower for over 45min.
i have plenty of crazy stories. and dreaming oh god some are horrible
nightmares depending on my sleep pattern over the last few days prior.
one of the worse things is when people assume your just lazy ;(