Narcolepsy is a chronic sleeping disorder with no sure cause.
The main characteristic is excessive and over daytime sleepiness,
even after a good nights rest. A person with narcolepsy will usually
be very drowsy or fall asleep, particularly at unappropriate times and
places. Daytime attacks may or may not occur withouth any warning
(This is a personal account of someone with Narcolepsy that i
found on the Science News website) My problems started in the fall
of 1954 when football practice began just before school started. I
would be so exhausted after practice that I could barely make it
home. Upon doing so I would lay down on the floor and go to sleep.
I knew that something was seriously wrong with me and there
wasn't anyway that I could play football. The previous year I was a
starter on the varsity team. The next ten years were very difficult for
me. Doctor after doctor made diagnoses that were wrong. People
around you think that you are lazy, sleep all the time, you have no
interest in anything and worst of all, you begin to think you are
worthless and lazy. During this ten years, I have had sleep attacks
while driving a car. When I would awaken, I would have traveled 20
or 30 miles and not remember a thing. I have gone to sleep on my
feet while working and standing still. I would go to the bathroom
just to be able to close my eyes for a short period of time. I would
use cigarettes as a timer. You can light a cigarette and slide it
between your fingers down toward your palm, different lengths to
adjust the time. When the cigarette burns down toward your fingers
How I found out what was wrong with me! There was an article
in a magazine which came with the Sunday paper. When I read the
article, I immediately knew that i had found the
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