A video of a woman from Oklahoma who has narcolepsy is going viral. In the video, she experiences a severe case of what is called ‘cataplexy.’
Cataplexy – a side effect that about 65% of people with narcolepsy has – occurs when “a person has no reflex or voluntary muscle control. For example, knees buckle and even give way when experiencing a strong emotion [such as]“laughter, joy, surprise, anger” or head drops or jaw goes slack from the same kind of stimuli,” according to Narcolepsy Network.
Many people have heard of the sleep disorder, but not too many have witnessed the effects.
She didn’t mean to film herself falling in and out of sleep while dancing, but she did.
It’s quite startling and disheartening. Check it out.