narcolepsy lapping like a thick tide at my feet, despite being passed out for the last sixteen hours. Even though I didn’t have cataplexy, and the sudden loss of muscle control that came with it, the sleep attacks were sometimes just as sudden, just as overpowering. I just had to make it long enough for the meds to kick in, though, and then I’d stand a fighting chance of making it through makeup without falling asleep on the stylist.

