While sleep is thought to be associated with relaxation, the first word that comes to Emily when she thinks about sleep is “exhausting”. This was the first of many things I would come to learn about during my conversation with her. I had known Emily as a colleague who had narcolepsy type 2, i.e. narcolepsy…
If you’ve followed Share Your Sleep Story for some time, you may already have an idea of the struggle that living with narcolepsy represents. Even for those of us who don’t have it, the ever-growing demands of everyday life are enough to leave us feeling like there aren’t enough hours in a day to get…
Sleep is a biological imperative, and yet it is not prioritized in national healthcare strategies. As the systems are still warming up to take sleep seriously, individuals with sleep disorders suffer in silence and, worse, get dismissed even when their issues are persistently vocalized. Sarah [pseudonym] is one of the 3 million people suffering from…
“In school, I would fall asleep in class.” “At university, I was falling asleep through all my classes and my exams.” “Then I would go home, and I would watch the lecture recording, and I would fall asleep while watching the recording.” “I couldn’t work. I couldn’t stay awake for more than an hour without…
