NARCOLEPSY

Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder in which the person who suffers from it cannot control their sleep. This means that they can fall asleep even while standing up, driving, talking, etc. The simple disability to control an aspect of one's life is bad enough, but imagine falling asleep for a few minutes or seconds about 50 or 60 times a day without any control. This would prevent one from various activities such as walking through the mall or going to a park or having dinner at a restaurant, unless you have someone besides you whose willing to pick you up from the floor, over and over again. Finding someone that would be willing to stay each and every day of their lives with you helping with this sickness can be as tough and depressing as the narcoleptic staying awake. Also, the constant uncontrolable experience of falling asleep wherever, whenever, brings a negative aura around the person. All those around will believe the person is a drug addict or an alcoholic. Something as normal and common as sleeping becomes a shameful experience for a person who has no control whatsover and has no choice but live through this.