[HN Gopher] Narcolepsy is weird but I didn't notice
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       Narcolepsy is weird but I didn't notice
        
       Author : bfelbo
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2025-01-10 07:10 UTC (15 hours ago)
        
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       | morjom wrote:
       | (N1 over here aswell! Although mine came from some unfortunate
       | circumstances rather than from birth )
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       | Pleasantly surprised to find an article/blog on narcolepsy on HN.
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       | All of the described experiences sound familiar, except the vivid
       | dreaming while awake. Sleep paralysis, been there, always having
       | dreams when asleep, yup (although for me MOST dreams are also
       | lucid, which can get kind of get tiring, as I feel like I don't
       | get as good of a rest.)
       | 
       | Cataplexy is a side thought now aswell, thanks to medication.
        
       | ElijahLynn wrote:
       | I'm not diagnosed, but I always have REM before falling asleep.
       | It's how I know I'm about to call sleep when laying in bed. I
       | love the visualizations before bed.
       | 
       | I also routinely take 10m nap between 10-12 every day. Always hit
       | REM then too.
        
       | dusted wrote:
       | It's not normal to start dreaming as you fall asleep ? I thought
       | that's how you know you're falling asleep? That you're starting
       | to see the dreams?
        
         | op00to wrote:
         | I can't speak for normal, only what I experience. In my
         | experience, I rest and close my eyes. Scene change. There may
         | or may not be dreams remembered, and then I wake up.
        
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