“It’s honestly ruining my life - I'm like a real-life Sleeping Beauty,' curiously
A woman who has a sleeping disorder that can see her sleep for days at a time has described herself as the 'real-life Sleeping Beauty'. .
READ MORE: Train staff reveal the most annoying things passengers do - and chances are you've done at least one “I can’t work, I can't drive, and I can never make any plans because I don’t know if I’ll be awake. I wake-up not knowing what day it is or how long I've been asleep for.Joanna first began experiencing symptoms back in 2017. Since then, she has been forced to quit her job because she couldn't finish a shift without needing to rest or nap, and can no longer drive due to falling asleep at the wheel.
“But that was ruled out because I didn’t have any other signs apart from tiredness. I met with an ear, nose, and throat specialist in case an issue with snoring was affecting my sleep. The condition has continued to get worse over the years, and now Joanna struggles to stay awake for longer than a few hours a day. She says she tends to feel most alert during the early hours, so is often out walking her cockapoos, Autumn, and Bobby, both six, around 2am.
“It’s been really tough on my daughters,” she said. "When it first happened in 2017, they were both living at home, and everything changed overnight.
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