At 16, I was diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, a neurological disorder characterised by excessive amounts of sleep
I was an energetic kid – always on the go and always dancing. Everything changed in 2014 when I was 15. I had pushed myself really hard in my GCSEs, and on the night of our leavers’ assembly, I did a dance performance and went to my prom – neither of which I remember. For about five days, I had no idea where I was or who I was with, and experienced my first panic attack. The GP put it down to stress.
Then mum and I left for a two-week holiday in Ireland, where I slept for 22 hours every day. Mum would wake me up to eat and drink, and to go to the toilet, then I’d be asleep again. I would get so angry at her if she tried to wake me. I don’t remember any of this – everything was relayed to me by Mum.
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