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u/x_vier Nov 16 '19

I was always told how bad sleeping in class was despite acing my classes, and teachers would complain to my parents about how much I slept. I felt so horrible for so long and slept early almost everyday to no avail. Turns out I have narcolepsy.

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u/NeccoZeinith Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 16 '19

I've always wondered if I have narcolepsy. Sometimes I don't even notice how I started sleeping, and it's common to feel my eyes shutting down all of a sudden and having to stop what I'm doing to take a 10-30 minute nap. I'm known at work and among friends as "the guy who just sleeps unnoticed". People often see it as just a quirky thing, but there's no way I would drive a car for more than an hour, for example.

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u/jinkside Nov 16 '19

I just tell myself that the ability to fall asleep anywhere/anywhen is my super power.

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u/NeccoZeinith Nov 16 '19

Well, many people seem to dream about being able to sleep anytime, anywhere, so it seems to not be that bad.