Acrylic paint on an outlet faceplate; 2023? One of many.

I was working on this during a sleep study that would reveal my idiopathic hypersomnia, narcolepsy's little known cousin. Wild times. It's good to remember how far I've come. I'll probably post the others later.

#painting #acrylic #art #narcolepsy #homeimprovement

New story up on Medium.
“Another Sleepless Night: Tales From a Narcoleptic Who Can’t Sleep” explores the strange territory of fragmented sleep, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations, and the disorientation that comes with nights that refuse rest.

Read it here: https://medium.com/clear-yo-mind/another-sleepless-night-3f90a9d90e0d

#Sleep #Narcolepsy #MentalHealth #Insomnia #Wellness #WritingCommunity #PersonalEssay

My latest piece is coming soon. Just waiting for publishing! Topics coming soon:

- Thoughts from a sleepless narcoleptic
- Pure O OCD

Find previous works at;
https://fragments-of-sanity.ghost.io/

#ocd #narcolepsy #mentalhealth #anxiety #insomnia #new #writing

This was really interesting. It’s not as long as it seems- the comments start when the scroll bar is about half way down the page.

“Perrino felt that many people with ME/CFS/FM do not fit the typical narcoleptic profile but have narcoleptic aspects and can be helped with narcoleptic drugs.
Perrino looked for abnormal alpha/delta patterns and an irregular pattern of the sleep stages. Stage 1 and stage 2 sleep should first alternate, and then stage 3 sleep should kick in. At around 90 minutes, a burst of REM sleep should occur. The REM should occur in 3/4 distinct stages – each one a bit longer.
If early onset REM sleep occurred at around 60 minutes, he suspected the patient had a narcoleptic profile. It might not be classical narcolepsy, but Perrino believed it was abnormal.”

Could ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Be Narcoleptic Spectrum Disorders? - Health Rising https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2025/08/24/narcolepsy-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-fibromyalgia/

#MECFS #fibromyalgia #narcolepsy #sleep #insomnia #LongCovid