She can’t stop falling asleep - I spent a day with NARCOLEPTIC PEOPLE

I spent a day with people with narcolepsy to learn the truth about this highly misunderstood sleep disorder.

 🧨HUGE thank you to:
▸ NATE - Shoutout to Anthony, Jason, Randy, and Andrew!

❗️NARCOLEPSY RESOURCES

🗯MORE I SPENT A DAY WITH…

🎥Crew
▸ Creator, Director, Writer, etc. - Anthony Padilla
▸ Executive Producer - Alessandra Catanese
▸ Production Coordinator, Co-writer & Research - Elise Felber
▸ Director of Photography/Gaffer - Zach Zeidman
▸ Editor - Mike Criscimagna
▸ Assistant Editor - Patrick Horba

🎵Theme Music Composer - Matt Good AKA The King of Emo

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💉Self plug

[AnthonyPadilla]

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[sam_bamalam]

Janise’s story hit me particularly hard. I can’t imagine the torment of being constantly misdiagnosed and encouraged to stop trying and find the correct diagnosis. Thank goodness for the woman that encouraged her to stand up for herself.

[carahamelie]

watching this video I realized how LITTLE i knew about narcolepsy... and sleep in general.

[TheLoserface]

I love that in every intro Anthony is like “are these people chill or are they PARALYZED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD’S DEATHLY STARE?”

[Evravon]

When that girl said she was labeled as "faking it" in front of her parents and her aunt and it seriously affected her life for the next 5 years, I immediately knew what she felt. That same exact thing happened to me and I broke down sobbing in the Doctor's office waiting room as a 27 year old man.

[AshleySipes]

Can you imagine being a kid and everyone just calling you lazy when you actually have a medical condition? All I can think about. Being dismissive in general - adult or child, it sucks.

[lindseyrose]

Lauren did a great job explaining how it looks like people with narcolepsy, like me, are in a deep and restful sleep, but their brains are highly active instead of recharging.

[OpossumOnTheMoon]

As a person with insomnia, it’s really interesting hearing from people who have the opposite problem

Edit: I have been informed that narcolepsy and insomnia are not opposite problems from one another. Thanks for educating me everyone!

[freefallcos]

I have a very severe case of Narcolepsy with Cataplexy my case was studied by doctors across the United States because of its severity and how it was developed. Without high doses of medication I literally can’t leave the house. I’ve almost died multiple times just from laughing. Thank you Anthony for making this video to educate people

[beautifulrecovery]

I love how he respectfully changed the titles from "the wonderous world of to just the "world of ____" because we all know most of these disorders are not wonderful.

[TheBidMaster]

This is interesting cause I have insomnia so it’s weird to see the other side

[batterybroken]

When Janise said “Finally I knew that it was not my fault!” I started crying. This whole video has me tearing up to hear of others like me. Unfortunately, even after being diagnosed with narcolepsy I was STILL told and am still told that it is my fault and that I’m just not trying hard enough. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore.

[SpaceW-]

I'm in disbelief that Janise went to a therapist who wanted her to believe she had conversion disorder. Like wow that is just horrific

[OhItsNekoAgain]

"I'm asian, no way I'm gonna give up my rice!" - as a fellow asian: same.

[zaideaben]

One of the most frustrating aspects of this disorder for me has been the lack of education, even in the medical world. I went through so many doctors, including sleep specialists, who did not recognize my narcolepsy because they were expecting overt cataplexy symptoms. Please keep advocating for yourself until you find a medical professional who understands your disorder.

[messyjessie]

I can tell on my mom's face when she's going to have a cataplexy attack, I'll run up and bear hug her so she doesn't collapse.

[reiakari]

My sister has narcolepsy with cataplexy. Janise's story reminded me of the time my sister was cooking breakfast in middle school and she held on to the spatula for so long that the handle melted into her palm. We were goofing off, and I now know that we had triggered a sleep attack. She was standing, and seemed awake but she was in REM and the burn could have been a lot worse if I did not notice that the plastic was melting and I literally had to push her away from the stove.

Our kitchen is a no joke zone, especially when my little brother is around, that boy is a safety hazard. 😂

When my sister was diagnosed, every friend and family immediately accepted it, because all of my sister's mishaps and "quirks" growing up were actually symptoms. It all made perfect sense. It was a relief to everyone that she was now getting treatments that help her.

[jessicaf]

Can you do something with endometriosis? So many women have it and there are also so many women misdiagnosed or told they just can’t deal with “that time of the month”. I really would love if you could help bring awareness to this disorder

[evi]

we stan a person who gives people a platform to educate

edit: clarification- by stan i mean appreciate, sorry for the misunderstanding

[bvbtrashcan]

He should do a “the world of ptsd” cause as a person with post traumatic stress disorder I’d find it interesting to hear from others with the same struggles an how they deal with it on a day to day basis and how they build themselves back up with positivity while ptsd being such a negative gloomy/foggy feeling ✨could y’all get some likes on this so he might see it✨