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I have recently connected with some amazing people through different narcolepsy organizations. There are several social media groups on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter that I have found. There is one...

Ever have a day or month or even a year where you are so tired it seems impossible to eat healthy? Yeah, me too. Then when you go to eat, you...

During this pandemic, I have learned the importance of positive thinking. When you think positively, positive things happen in your life; however, whenever thinking of narcolepsy, the first thing that...

Such a simple question that we all ask our loved ones regularly. "How did you sleep?" Each morning when my partner wakes up, we will always ask each other this...

How to approach my employer was one of the hardest decisions I faced after my diagnosis. Accommodations are required to meet the demands of my job descriptions. This is an...

It’s hard knowing you used to be healthy, and now you’re not. It’s hard to look at pictures of yourself from a few months ago and feel like a totally...

I had always been the sleepy kid. My mom would tell the story about how my first night home from the hospital; I slept for 8 hours. Anyone who has...

The frankincense tree has been on the planet for a really long time. One of its most notable acknowledgments is that the Wise Men brought it as a gift to...

Looking back on the last 10 years of my life, there were definitely some red flags that should have led me to seek help for my sleepiness. My friends and...

Every day I wake up in the middle of the night thanks to good old narcolepsy. Usually, I flip over to take my medicine to go right back to sleep...

Let’s talk about sex, baby Let’s talk about you and me Let’s talk about all the good things And the bad things that may be In 1990, the duo Salt-N-Pepa...

Narcolepsy hit us like a bus. One day I was healthy, then one day, I was not. Over the course of a year, my husband, Jeremy, watched me go from an...

My name is Gabrielle, I am a full-time music teacher living in Kentucky. I have been diagnosed with narcolepsy since 2018 and I want to educate people about what it...

Narcolepsy is exhausting. Pregnancy is exhausting. Put them together and a level of exhaustion that is almost paralyzing becomes a reality. My first 3 pregnancies, I did NOT have narcolepsy...

Living with a rare disease is not easy. There are a lot of rare diseases out there. Narcolepsy is the rare disease that I live with. I know zero people...

Content Note: This article describes suicidal ideation. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. Suicide. It’s a hard topic to broach, but...

Living with narcolepsy can involve fighting excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue on a daily basis. Getting through each day and engaging in daily activities can feel like a never-ending battle...

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I would like to share an experience I had with a medical provider I had the misfortune of meeting. He was one of a handful of bad apples I have...

Do you want more information about narcolepsy? Are you looking for support? Do you want to talk to other people affected by this condition? If you answered “yes” to any...