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Narcolepsy is weird but I didn't notice

There are certain kinds of experiences that most human beings know very little about because a) they are rare, b) they can only be felt from the "inside", i.e., by the people who have them, and c) not all of those people choose to, or are good at, writing

And although I'm often pretty sleepy in the middle of the day in a way that could be reasonably described as "excessive," I can't say I've been plagued with bouts of suddenly careening over and falling into a deep sleep. If it wouldn't inconvenience you too much, could you please fetch two strong men to remove me from the dance floor and gently place me on a couch so that this lovely wedding reception may commence undisturbed in the interim." Today I have cataplectic attacks only rarely – a little less than ten a year (if that sounds like a lot, at the worst period in my life I was having multiple episodes a day).

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