
Narcolepsy Support Group
A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a disorder in the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders can interfere with mental and emotional function. If you are having trouble falling asleep or having some other kind of sleep disturbance, this group is for you.

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A little background info on me:
I am a 35 yr old woman, I have had what I would think is moderate daytime tiredness since my teenage years (well it was much more extreme then). When I was a teenager I started having (what I now know is) sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. When I was younger these horrified me! I thought I was being attacked by demonic forces! I also have very vivid lucid dreams and at times I "know" I'm dreaming. I fall into what my family calls coma states where my family can be raising holy hell around me and I will not arouse (usually during a daytime sleep) or I arouse very easily (usually during a night time sleep). I also think I go into REM as soon as I fall asleep.(I thought this was normal).
I have never before even concidered a diagnosis of narc but I was feeling so desperate today (from being sooo tired all the time) I did an internet search and found the symptoms associated with narc.
I have pretty much ruled out other diagnosis' for my daytime tiredness: I'm not anemic, I'm not diabetic and my thyroid is fine.
Thank you in advance for any help/advice you can give me! I know there has got to be something going on with me and that I'm not just "lazy" like I've heard more than once :(
I am a 35 yr old woman, I have had what I would think is moderate daytime tiredness since my teenage years (well it was much more extreme then). When I was a teenager I started having (what I now know is) sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. When I was younger these horrified me! I thought I was being attacked by demonic forces! I also have very vivid lucid dreams and at times I "know" I'm dreaming. I fall into what my family calls coma states where my family can be raising holy hell around me and I will not arouse (usually during a daytime sleep) or I arouse very easily (usually during a night time sleep). I also think I go into REM as soon as I fall asleep.(I thought this was normal).
I have never before even concidered a diagnosis of narc but I was feeling so desperate today (from being sooo tired all the time) I did an internet search and found the symptoms associated with narc.
I have pretty much ruled out other diagnosis' for my daytime tiredness: I'm not anemic, I'm not diabetic and my thyroid is fine.
Thank you in advance for any help/advice you can give me! I know there has got to be something going on with me and that I'm not just "lazy" like I've heard more than once :(
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