Tag: sleep attacks

When Joy Makes Your Knees Buckle: Understanding Intense Emotions Causing Cataplectic Episodes

When Joy Makes Your Knees Buckle: Understanding Intense Emotions Causing Cataplectic Episodes

What if I told you that laughing at a joke could literally drop you to the ground—fully conscious, unable to move?

When Your Brain Forgets How to Stay Awake: Understanding Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adults

When Your Brain Forgets How to Stay Awake: Understanding Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adults

Falling asleep at your desk isn’t laziness—it’s your brain’s 70,000 missing neurons screaming for help you didn’t know existed.