"Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the control of sleep and wakefulness. People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any time of the day. It can also affect your ability to fall asleep at night." Wilson cribbed from WebMD explained.

"In a typical sleep cycle, we initially enter the early stages of sleep followed by deeper sleep stages and ultimately -after about 90 minutes- rapid eye movement -REM- sleep. For people suffering from narcolepsy, REM sleep occurs almost immediately in the sleep cycle as well as periodically during the waking hours. It is in REM sleep that we can experience dreams and muscle paralysis which explains some of the symptoms of narcolepsy."