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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