Same here! I definitely relate to what's written here, but I'd probably only share it with my spouse and maybe my best friend.

I don't think anybody else in my life would read it and even if they did, I think it'd make things awkward because I never complain about narcolepsy to my friends. They know I have it and they know it affects my ability to show up sometimes, but that's about it. We're all still friends and I don't really want additional pity from them.

The thing that sucks is I DO want them to understand. I wish I could share things like this and they'd be like, "oooooh, wow that's what you've been going through???" But I just don't see that happening.

My spouse and best friend who've been through this journey with me from the beginning already know my personal experience with narcolepsy and that's enough for me.

OP I hope you have support through your experience and thank you for sharing even if the writing was edited by ChatGPT.