Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Narcolepsy is uncommon and misunderstood.
Narcolepsy is uncommon and misunderstood.
Most people know what Cystic Fibrosis is even though CF is less common
than narcolepsy. Most people understand how debilitating Multiple
Sclerosis yet most people don't understand that narcolepsy is just as
debilitating a disability as MS and just as common. The general public
values narcolepsy more as a punch line than as a real and rare disease.
Inaccurate fictional comedic depictions of narcolepsy in the media have
led most people to mistakenly believe that narcoleptics are people who
suddenly fall asleep mid sentence while remaining standing and then
awaken suddenly and are clueless as to what just happened. Newly
diagnosed adults narcoleptics often find their struggles are more likely
to be viewed as anxious plagiarisms of "real" biological disorders than
to be viewed as challenging problems caused by a serious chronic disease.
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