Where is the most embarrassing place you have fallen asleep?
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The worst for me is falling asleep standing up because then I fall over. 10 times a day. Once I was shopping at a Walmart, reaching for something, and fell asleep in that position. A lady came up, "Are you ok, honey? Are you ok?" By that time, a crowd had gathered to see the human statue.
That must have been awfully embarassing,
. You'd thinking one of those people would have done something rather than simply stare. Have you found anything that helps in recent years? - Lori (Team Member)
This isn't embarrassing, but dangerous. I've fallen asleep driving. Once I sat through 2 light cycles till someone banged on my windows and woke me up telling me they called an ambulance so I just took off and went home. Now if I'm sleepy at all I have someone else drive while I sleep to get to an appointment. I actually fell asleep writing this
How scary. First responders are often unfamiliar with narcolepsy as well, so I hate to thing about what you might have gone through had the ambulance arrived while you were still there. - Lori (Team Member)
I fell asleep at a job interview, apparently I'm not waitress material lol
I can see that waitressing with narcolepsy might be a little difficult. 😀 Did you ever find work? - Lori (Team Member)
I had to go to a work meeting out of town. I dozed a lot during the first speech. The second speech was after lunch and it was an ad on speech about staying awake during a presentation! So embarrassing! I also fell asleep during a NASCAR race, in the pits, at the smallest (loudest) track. After about 3 hours of that engine roar and no place to sit I was about to cry. Then it happened. A bad wreck that shut it all down. Finally some relief from the noise. I found the drivers tent, pulled 3 folding chairs together and took about a 30 minute power nap. Attending that race was a really cool experience for about 10 minutes. My friends and family are used to it now and expect me to fall asleep on road trips no matter how long.
