I've been ignoring this for 25 years

Hi
Long story short, when I first started blanking out on car journeys it was checked out by a neurologist who gave me an eeg in front of flashing lights, which I now know was pretty pointless. He said whatever it was, it was mild so just try to put up with it
So after 25yrs of being unable to sit through a lecture ( I'm an academic..), conference meeting or dinner party, basically fighting it ( and not catching on how much worse that makes it), I got slapped with a disciplinary at work over stuff not done. Turns out being unconscious in meetings but great at hiding it has consequences - especially since it was me taking the minutes.

So a couple of trips to the gp who takes one look at me and tells me I have narcolepsy with cataplexy and she'll send me to neurology. I kind of knew but thanks to that first dismissal and the comments when I'm drowsy I'd persuaded myself into 'not really ill' thinking. Now I just want to get things sorted. Work have actually been OK now that they know what's going on.

Crazy thing - I work in the dark, often alone - never a problem. Ask me to follow a conversation with five people and I'll be face down on the desk in minutes.

Cheers
Ian the microscopist