The 12 Disturbing Sleep Disorders

6. Narcolepsy

There is this famous drag queen from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Jinx Monsoon, who is a really great example of this sleep disorder. There are some instances where she falls asleep in weird moments, and she does it involuntarily too! Narcolepsy is the inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally (Myers, n.d.). And as a result, people who have this have involuntary periods of sleep throughout the day, lasting from a few seconds to several minutes (Myers, n.d.). Jinx Monsoon would often fall asleep due to stress, and it can be triggered by anything, depending on the person.

These episodes can be extremely dangerous, depending on what the person is doing when they fall asleep (Myers, n.d.). But it doesn’t debilitate the sufferers greatly; people can still function normally even if they fall asleep sometimes. But, they are still subjected to the adverse effects of the lack of sleep, such as trouble concentrating and remembering things.