How Laughing Can Actually Kill Some People

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    Watching the latest Netflix comedy special, laughing so hard that you feel your stomach cramping, or actually rolling on the floor laughing… when your friend actually collapses just because they laughed. What is cataplexy, what actually causes this condition? People get it mixed up with a seizure of paralysis, but let’s get into the nitty gritty corners of your brain and explore what cataplexy does to your body.
    Sources:
    [The Woman Who Collapses When She Laughs]
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    [Henry Nicholls - Sleepyhead: The Neuroscience of a Good Night's Rest | Sleep Science & Cataplexy]
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    [Cataplexy Representation in Movies]
    • Deuce Bigalow- Narcolepsy
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    [Julie Flygare: Living With Narcolepsy]
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  • @Brew
    @Brew  2 ปีที่แล้ว +180

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    • @dagx0102
      @dagx0102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      alr

    • @jj12345og
      @jj12345og 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      6th like

    • @axjagfilms
      @axjagfilms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dude took “Man got the whole squad laughing 😐” to another level

    • @dagx0102
      @dagx0102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@axjagfilms bro ☠️

    • @sgpro819
      @sgpro819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What's the opposite of narcolepsy. Excessive wakefulness and a lack of tiredness+daytime drowsiness. Pretty sure the stems from my ADHD but don't know what to call it. My brain don't turn off when I go to sleep. I usually just force myself to pass out from tiredness by stacking it up to a high level of exhaustion or with a sleep aid. I even get wild and crazy dreams sometimes. Also I often wake up partially at random times. It can go as far as sometimes me sprinting the whole night just running in place in bed while asleep + if I get unlucky it can turn into severe and on occasion nearly traumatic sleep paralysis nightmares if I don't wake up all the way and get stuck halfway in between still fully asleep but 100% aware with all of my senses as if I was awake more real than real life. Like the other day of how I dreamed of the Apocalypse. Example (Just straight up watching the world get destroyed around me trying to survive for my life with the level 10 hurricanes, earthquakes fire tornados, waterspouts, monsterous basketball sized hail, lightning of all types, and a blood red cloudy horizon backlit by the sun as it descended on us closer and closer ripping up the ground ruining gravity throwing the moon out of orbit. Unfortunately I didn't survive this one. But at least it didn't hurt like some of them and it wasn't all the scary in comparison to sleep peralyisis. Just an average nightmare. Also I didn't get to wake up either but went into the next dream sequence. A meh. Easily forgettable. Anyways I want to understand why such bizarre dreams and why my sleep is like this.

  • @buraconegro4764
    @buraconegro4764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2150

    This man loves to make us paranoid

    • @randomguynolonger727yearsa9
      @randomguynolonger727yearsa9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Absolutely

    • @P1ng1103
      @P1ng1103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I only buy potatoes on special occasions because of that one video. T^T

    • @drakuunn
      @drakuunn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      yeah, that makes you watch the whole video so you realize there's not that many chances of getting paralyzed by laughing

    • @AngelINTheMatrix
      @AngelINTheMatrix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Agreed. Because of this man I'm terrified every time I get the hiccups! [See video about man who had them for 60+yrs] 😱

    • @myy_.m3lody
      @myy_.m3lody 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Anxiety attacks check

  • @wilmerengle454
    @wilmerengle454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1107

    I have Narcolepsy with cataplexy. As soon as you said they laugh and fell over, I knew exactly what you were going to talk about. I am 5 for 5 of the symptoms. My first sleep attack was when I was a preteen but had to wait till my 20s for the sleep study for a formal diagnosis.
    I got lucky with my current job and my boss is "ok" with me having short naps at my desk.

    • @Myar692
      @Myar692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Same here! I was like finally a narcolepsy episode before they even mentioned anything else. They've done sleep before, but narcolepsy is so unknown and interesting i was surprised it took them so long.

    • @GlorifiedGremlin
      @GlorifiedGremlin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      That's awesome that you've got an understanding boss. That's hard to find these days lol

    • @kateiimaginate8653
      @kateiimaginate8653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      My neurologist is convinced I have it as I have 5 out of 5 as well. It's funny how long you can go living like this being convinced it's something else....or that you're unhealthy. I cried when my neurologist cared to listen to me and ask me follow up questions. I felt like I was no longer an imposter or exaggerating my symptoms. I am waiting now for a sleep study. I too, have a wonderful boss that allows me to have naps when I need them; it makes me happy to hear you are taken care of. :)

    • @_bells_1670
      @_bells_1670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I knew right away, my boyfriend says I’m like a fainting goat.

    • @Myar692
      @Myar692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@kateiimaginate8653 if you don't have a positive sleep study it doesn't mean you don't have narcolepsy. The MSLT is reaaaallly iffy to diagnose correctly. I had caffeine withdrawal on my first sleep study that lead to a negative result, but I had a second one that ended up giving my diagnosis. A lot of people have to have two sleep studies as well because the first one is weird because the whole experience makes it hard to sleep (because you're all hooked up to the eeg and stuff). Make sure you bring something for the MSLT to occupy you between naps. Also you should bring whatever makes you comfy for the sleep study, like pillows or extra blankets. Don't be afraid to just wear pjs there.

  • @blackryan5291
    @blackryan5291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1248

    I am silly enough that I literally make myself laugh when I am by myself. I would not survive this. I would have to walk around wearing floaties and a bike helmet and a cup for my junk. Either that or develop an airbag for the body. You can't never listen to great songs like "Mother Lover" featuring Justin Timberlake. What if you want to Rick Roll somebody? Will the thought of Rick Rolling someone cause you to pass out before you even get to Rick Roll them?? How do you own cats?? Those cute little mofo's are silly.

    • @MultiLetz
      @MultiLetz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      "Hol' Up! You thinking what im thinking?"

    • @theemotransenby
      @theemotransenby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That's what I'm thinking

    • @takeohtyme
      @takeohtyme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same. Lol.

    • @UpperDarbyDetailing
      @UpperDarbyDetailing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      There's an air bag vest for motorcycle riders, along with armored clothes.

    • @nebula3055
      @nebula3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Airbag vests for horse ridIng

  • @turtle4llama
    @turtle4llama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    I have a friend with narcolepsy. We can always tell he's about to go because he has a whooping inhale. I've seen him pass out from his own jokes, seeing a cute baby bunny, and while running in terror from a goose.

    • @ChatminAC
      @ChatminAC ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Running in terror from a goose, what an example and from this example i can guess hes probably had it happen before

    • @sarahfranco6802
      @sarahfranco6802 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ChatminAC LOL

    • @Leslee_Lane
      @Leslee_Lane 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hopefully you get him to a safe place if he falls completely. It's great to have friends that are understanding and supportive.

    • @coffeecat086
      @coffeecat086 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      “…Running terror from a goose” is not something I expected to read today

  • @axjagfilms
    @axjagfilms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Dude took “Man got the whole squad laughing 😐” to another level

  • @SpexSpexington
    @SpexSpexington 2 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    This may sound random, but people who've watched Brew for a while now will know what I mean.
    Brew... thank you SO MUCH for finally adding noses to the people drawings. I mean it! THANK YOU!

    • @LongDeadArtist
      @LongDeadArtist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Finally, no freakish Voldemorts'

    • @bobby_greene
      @bobby_greene 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I know what you mean, but I disapprove of noses.

    • @Cerebrum123
      @Cerebrum123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I agree, those earlier drawings were rather unsettling.

    • @shuckle7713
      @shuckle7713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      “It’s just a prank bro”

    • @princesseville6889
      @princesseville6889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      THANK GOD, NOSES! FINALLY!

  • @peterjf7723
    @peterjf7723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    On March 24, 1975, Alex Mitchell, from King's Lynn, England, died laughing while watching the "Kung Fu Kapers" episode of The Goodies. His widow later sent The Goodies a letter thanking them for making her husband's final moments so pleasant. In 2012 their granddaughter was diagnosed with inheritable long QT syndrome (a heart rhythm abnormality) suggests that Alex Mitchell may have died of a cardiac arrest caused by the same condition.

    • @lanfrancoadreani9212
      @lanfrancoadreani9212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is that episode so goo

    • @arifhossain9751
      @arifhossain9751 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lanfrancoadreani9212
      RIP
      died before finishing the sentence

    • @Idk05271
      @Idk05271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lanfrancoadreani9212 wow and man died and all you got to say is “is that episode goo”

    • @lanfrancoadreani9212
      @lanfrancoadreani9212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Idk05271 he died in 75

  • @amaquarine
    @amaquarine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I have narcolepsy. One story that sticks in my memory is that, on one exam, I was doing test when suddenly the teacher told a (good) joke. Everybody cracked up including me, and then when I was about to continue my exam, my arms are trembling and I lost feeling of it. Suddenly, I just dropped down to the floor

  • @AbsoluteDark
    @AbsoluteDark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Brew: Makes a pun.
    Also Brew: Instantly regrets it.

  • @youtubeSuckssNow
    @youtubeSuckssNow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Had a boss who was narcoleptic.
    He fired me when I was becoming disabled because I had problems doing some things at work, when he would just pass out in the office frequently while saying he can work fine so I can. But he would never let me sit down to rest. (I have a chronic pain disorder and chronic fatigue)
    Hypocrite

    • @fightingtosurvive6527
      @fightingtosurvive6527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Believe me, as a chronic pain patient myself let me tell you that most people are very ignorant about what a person goes through in their life with 24-hour pain.

    • @lyndaprado2311
      @lyndaprado2311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I feel for you. I have gout, plantar fasciitis and I broke my back several years ago and it never really healed.

    • @trix1227
      @trix1227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You could sue him for firing you for disability

    • @bigboomer1013
      @bigboomer1013 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is a result of toxic positivity or toxic inspiration. "If I can do it, then you can too".
      Just because he can do it, doesn't mean that everyone should or has to do it by force. It's quite disgusting when disabled people are horrible to other disabled people and see them as a lesser person just because they actually try to care for themselves and take a break and let their disability get in their way.

    • @kekistanimememan170
      @kekistanimememan170 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trix1227 only if he didn’t make reasonable accommodations.

  • @anthmend
    @anthmend 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Last year in August I was going to the grocery store and suddenly passed out and smashed my face into the bread display I got 7 stitches and knocked out a tooth the only thing I remember is walking in the store and then waking up on the floor. With absolutely no memory of the impact itself. To this day it was the most terrifying thing I experienced other than sleep paralysis when I was in high school.

    • @mustangnawt1
      @mustangnawt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Gosh. I’m sorry that happened to u. Hope it is very rare and that u forever get the support u need

    • @skulley100
      @skulley100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I had a similar incident where I was helping my dad put up a metal shed. I just all of a sudden passed out and fell into the metal luckily I did not slash my face on it. I still have no idea why on earth I did it

    • @nordicpink
      @nordicpink ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is so messed up.

  • @ccrpalex2456
    @ccrpalex2456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I've been telling my wife I have this condition for years but she doesn't believe me.
    Every time she starts talking I go numb and pass out.
    Now I will refer her to this video. Thank you.

  • @AngelaCorey_CoreyFam
    @AngelaCorey_CoreyFam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I have narcolepsy with Cataplexy. Thanks for bringing this up. It seems no one ever does.

    • @nathanoliva2484
      @nathanoliva2484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Are you able to drive?

    • @AngelaCorey_CoreyFam
      @AngelaCorey_CoreyFam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nathanoliva2484 Yes, but only after being on controlled meds for a period of time. I have to self regulate though. I didn't have the nerve to even try until I was 30 because I normally INSTANTLY fall asleep as a passenger. It's totally different when I am the driver. When I say self regulate what I mean is to be hyper aware of my tiredness level and making plans for longer trips which include time to stop and nap a few times.

    • @martiddy
      @martiddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AngelaCorey_CoreyFam What happens if you get surprised or angry when driving?, could that trigger the narcolepsy/cataplexy as well?

  • @Vanilla_Neko
    @Vanilla_Neko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    You know what I respect that dude for purposefully putting himself through a ton of attacks over and over again to help science

  • @GlorifiedGremlin
    @GlorifiedGremlin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Maaaan that sucks not being able to enjoy how good a hearty laugh feels

  • @azsx8
    @azsx8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Why is it that we don't see Grill, Chill or Quiz anymore? They made videos more entertaining

  • @nevabeensmart
    @nevabeensmart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was a nightmare to listen to while doing stuff in a busy house. Kept thinking someone was breaking stuff behind me until I unlocked my phone and realized it was the video.

  • @BYEBI_
    @BYEBI_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I have a tendency to fall asleep during mundane tasks. But the fact that it happens at work when I'm operating a machine or when I'm driving is really scary. I'm getting a sleep study done for narcolepsy without cataplexy next week. Thanks for the heads up on what they test for!

    • @synisterfox
      @synisterfox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good luck! hopefully in the end it all works out in your favor. Also, if a medication isn't working, be vocal and express it ASAP to your neurologist. Most of the time its just a simple message through whatever health portal they use and they'll prescribe either a different med or a different dosage. I also 100% recommend maintaining a drowsyBook and document when/how you took your meds, how much sleep you got the night before, etc... to really help with figuring out your meds. It took a long time for them to figure out the cocktail that worked for me.

    • @lilyrosepunkunicorm9871
      @lilyrosepunkunicorm9871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@synisterfox wow

    • @synisterfox
      @synisterfox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilyrosepunkunicorm9871 I'm not sure if this is a good or bad "wow" but I'll assume the former lol. yeaaaaah, its been an adventure for me that nearly cost me my job on more than one occasion due to the implications of it all (Eg: Falling asleep in the middle of Exec Meetings, etc..).

  • @Digitalhunny
    @Digitalhunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    It's times like these that people who suffer _truely_ learn who their real friends are. If they _are_ your friends, they'll try & understand this scary thing with you. Not leave you all alone, to figure things out. Understanding friends should help you find the humour in your scary situation _together._ And make certain you don't get hurt & encourage the others to understand. Get don;t get stuck in your head, go... hang out with your friends. Just start off in small groups & maybe indoors, for the 1st few times? Good luck. 💕

    • @_bells_1670
      @_bells_1670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      People will try and scare me and or make me laugh because they don’t believe me, then my legs will give out.

  • @twocvbloke
    @twocvbloke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I can't imagine how it feels for someone with cataplexy to just go limp like that, knowing that you can't move or do anything 'til the episode passes, I suppose you get used to it, but knowing that it could potentially put you in mortal danger at the wrong moment, that's scary stuff... :S

  • @mattlinthicum4207
    @mattlinthicum4207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I was at Anthrocon, furry convention, 2008 doing an open mic thing and the guy after me had a similar story. He would totally faint at a joke or anything pretty funny; hilarioius story continues and the audience is in utter stitches. I have no idea who he is but I never forgot his act.

    • @maskettaman1488
      @maskettaman1488 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      disgusting

    • @krio1267
      @krio1267 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      did someone say furry convention???? ( im a furry btw )

  • @coinwater8511
    @coinwater8511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I thought I was narcoleptic for a while, I would fall asleep all the time. In class, at work, I even started to fall asleep driving multiple times dispite the fact that I slept really well. Dozing off while driving was the scariest thing. I was lucky that my professor I had for most of my classes was very understanding and encouraged me to go to the doctor instead of scolding me for sleeping in class. She knew I was a hard worker and that I hated sleeping in class.
    Turns out I wasn't narcoleptic, but I I was super anemic. I'm medicated and doing completely better now. The point is though, if you truly feel tired like that, go to the doctor. For the longest time I thought I was just being lazy, when in reality it wasn't my fault at all.

  • @santayuletide.
    @santayuletide. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Darn that joke must've been a "killer"

  • @whiskey_phillips
    @whiskey_phillips 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I have narcolepsy and knew what the topic was immediately. Thank you so much for covering this significantly misunderstood, under-researched condition that impacts so many areas of people's lives. I'm glad that it was pointed out multiple times that it affects relationships as well as sleep quality. Narcolepsy has been used as a joke in media for a long time and there is nothing funny about it in real life.

  • @tinypufferfish2661
    @tinypufferfish2661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    So, what I’m understanding is: it’s not too uncommon for my body to feel weak after laughing hard?

  • @lusir.
    @lusir. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Imagine having this condition, you stand out the balcony of a 10 story building and 2 random people walk up next to you and their conversation turns out to be hilarious, that would be a nightmare

    • @fightingtosurvive6527
      @fightingtosurvive6527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You would have to start yelling to them, "don't say anything funny!" 😵

  • @RoseDragoness
    @RoseDragoness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    On my last work I sometimes feel so tired that I take naps in the toilet. it happens regardless of 8 hours sleep in the night and coffee in the morning, so I just blame on that I am actually a night owl. Idk what is the truth but even when working from home my energy is low... unless I am excited on a game or in the zone of euphoria while painting... then I can do those activities for a long time, and of course when I stop and stand up I am rewarded with backpain, weak knees, and hunger / sleepiness.

  • @ryanxu9983
    @ryanxu9983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think ive had this before…. Sometimes i laugh so hard that i cant grip things and my fingers go weak, its like i lost most of my muscle strength randomly and it slowly returns

    • @LightBlueVans
      @LightBlueVans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This happens to me too!! Sometimes it's really really bad and it happens a lot when I first wake up. That's when it's worst.

    • @scee8474
      @scee8474 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s normal, highly doubt you have this

    • @ryanxu9983
      @ryanxu9983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scee8474 ok

  • @Orenotter
    @Orenotter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Narcoleptic without cataplexy here. And yeah, I carry a lot of guilt and feel like a failure much of the time because I can't drive and can't hold a regular job.

    • @Jonathan.D
      @Jonathan.D 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The guilt can be quite overwhelming at times. Hang in there. If you haven't already, find your local FB group. It's comforting to associate with others that have the same problem. I get annoyed with people who don't understand that we don't want pity, we just want them to understand.

  • @floramew
    @floramew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I can hardly imagine what it would be like to not even allow yourself to chuckle... I've gotten used to rapidly calling myself down if I get into a true like, fit of laughing bc my vague/ undiagnosed breathing issues rear up and if I laugh too hard, breathing becomes difficult and painful. But that's a pretty extreme case, something that happens maybe a few times a year... or less, these days. But at the same time, I cope with everything through humor. I don't know how I could continue to engage with the world if I had to wall myself off from humor altogether.

  • @mrrainbrow423
    @mrrainbrow423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When you say "Cataplexy" instead of "homie laughed so hard he passed out"

  • @MuerteMorrison
    @MuerteMorrison 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sad some people can't experience to "live, laugh and love"

  • @Wind_Cursed
    @Wind_Cursed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm pretty sure one of my friends was diagnosed with some type narcolepsy around the age of 4. Because of her narcolepsy, she has to take a nap every lunch time at school. She takes her nap in the Nurse's office, and it is basically required for her. Sometimes, though, even after her nap, in the classes I have after lunch with her, she can still feel a bit drowsy

  • @nekokid
    @nekokid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The man who fight cataplexy by unleashing his Super Saiyan power is amazing 😂
    Maybe out of topic but I have been experiencing sleep paralysis quite often since highschool until now. That but also accompanied by a severe sleepyness when it happens. Like, I got sleep paralysis, then when I woke up I know I should go wash my face and drink a cup of water but my eyelids were so heavy I quickly fell asleep again in a minute. Then the SP came back, then repeat. I sometimes have to crawl my way out of bed right after waking up from SP then find something to lean on to just to keep myself awake until I have a full control of my body. It was scary the first hundred of times it happens but it's not so scary anymore.

  • @ft.-featuring
    @ft.-featuring 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That joke really got him rolling on the ground, well not really rolling

    • @Mary1337
      @Mary1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ROGL

  • @skulley100
    @skulley100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've been having excessive daytime sleepiness for a while now and have had similar episodes like cataplexy. Thank you for this video I'm going to ask a doctor about this

    • @trix1227
      @trix1227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You probably have sleep apnea like I do

  • @abpg66
    @abpg66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    allergies have had me home from school today, your videos have brought me a lot of joy yesterday and today. Thanks Brew !!

  • @entity_gaming5379
    @entity_gaming5379 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly once in 5th grade, I made my 2 friends laugh so hard we barely could breathe and the most unbelievable part is that we laughed from math class all the way to Recess, one of the friends named Matthew somewhat shaking from the laughter and he was kinda tired and just collapsed on the stairs, got him home

  • @OhNyoCringe78
    @OhNyoCringe78 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is what happens when you take the “Man I’m dead” meme too far.

  • @WhimsicalLittledawg
    @WhimsicalLittledawg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Imagine being paralyzed every time you're about to laugh.
    OH MAN IT WAS A JOKE I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE

  • @shalahmattnet
    @shalahmattnet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have narcolepsy type 2 and I knew exactly what this video was about from the second it started.

  • @iPsychlops
    @iPsychlops 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Extra props for supporting people who exercise self-care and self compassion.

  • @mashedpotato69
    @mashedpotato69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    brew always amuses me with weird references.
    totally love it

  • @DiscoChixify
    @DiscoChixify 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for that last tidbit on self care at the end. It’s super important and much appreciated

  • @cydonius99
    @cydonius99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic content. The production quality, scripting and illustrative inserts exceed what we've come to expect from the better offerings on streaming tv. Fortunately, this didn't steep me into a conscious, yet inanimate state. Well done.

  • @MiealDeneb
    @MiealDeneb ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have Narcolepsy with cataplexy. Thankfully, I've never lost all muscle control. However, my greatest trigger is my husband...my great emotional happiness when I am in his arms makes me weak. So, I guess the old saying, "He makes me weak in the knees," is true for me.

  • @rubin8352
    @rubin8352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    thank you for always including captions in your videos, i really appreciate it

    • @clarelwc2849
      @clarelwc2849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @Bernardoskau
      @Bernardoskau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats really good for me, because i speak portuguese, and its a little bit hard for me to understand said english, but i can smoothly understand writed english.

  • @OrlandoAponte
    @OrlandoAponte 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Even at age 30, the SSJ3 transformation is one of the most exciting things I've ever seen

  • @sunshinekadoeglow2398
    @sunshinekadoeglow2398 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dang u learn something new everyday ; never heard of this before 🤔

  • @dsm828
    @dsm828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sleep paralysis to me felt as if a dark spirit was trying to posses my body, bein unable to move and hearing weird whispers.

    • @trix1227
      @trix1227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly same thing happens to me

  • @mythic_snake
    @mythic_snake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had to laugh every time he quoted Nichols. He talks like I wrote when I was 13, and thought using big words made me sound sophisticated XD XD XD

  • @MinatheMenace
    @MinatheMenace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Huh, as soon as it was mentioned that he was holding back a laugh and then collapsed I was like "Oh....narcolepsy?"
    I have narcolepsy, but I'm very lucky to not have cataplexy.

  • @Webocandmikeling
    @Webocandmikeling ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man be just like a roller coaster,goes down,and up,down,and up.

  • @Flufflord_Puffball
    @Flufflord_Puffball 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He got paralyzed because of a joke? Did he joke about Will Smith's wife?

  • @goblin3810
    @goblin3810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My man was an actual super sayian.

  • @theemotransenby
    @theemotransenby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have a sleep disorder, though not narcolepsy. I don't get enough Rem sleep to feel rested, just enough to stay alive. That's because it starts so late into the night

    • @trix1227
      @trix1227 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sleep apnea

  • @daphnebrogio
    @daphnebrogio ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ohhh a long time ago, when my sister was little, a friend's dog was playing with her and my dad had a laugh explosion. Everyone was laughing until he drops unconscious on the floor, all of a sudden. He regained conscious a few seconds after that, but we never found out what happened. He never had anything else after this episode (happened 15 years ago), but he described feeling numb all of a sudden and passing out...

  • @lillithemew3587
    @lillithemew3587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:04
    "Oh, that sounds awful" Dumbledore said calmly.

  • @sassubaka7109
    @sassubaka7109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brew makes me over think every situation to avoid some crazy harm.

  • @nicholasyoder
    @nicholasyoder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Arm went all nuts. Which Horror movie am I thinking of?

  • @craftgrrl14
    @craftgrrl14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have been diagnosed with Idiopathic Hypersomia, which is similar to Narcolepsy Type 2. The difference is that my sleep attacks can make me fall asleep, involuntarily, for hours. Also, these 'naps' are unrefreshing, so I feel just as tired when I wake back up. It took 10 years for me to get a diagnosis.

  • @mustangnawt1
    @mustangnawt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow. These people really feel everything to their core. Amazing

  • @underwearmaintenance
    @underwearmaintenance ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow! My right eyelid droops so much when I laugh that sometimes I can’t even open my eye. I thought it was just a body quirk. I didn’t realize there was a name for it. Neat!

  • @darcieclements4880
    @darcieclements4880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use to get that, but mine turned out to be an undiagnosed food allergy. You covered it before, alpha gal allergy syndrome. I have no idea why a food allergy added these symptoms, but once I changed my diet, the narcoleptic symptoms disappeared completely. If I get a small exposure, my guts get messed up and I can get the weird sleep symptoms for the next day. Super weird. I feel for anyone who can't just change diet and recover.

  • @icantthinkofaname8139
    @icantthinkofaname8139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He cracked up too much. He literally busted a gut. He liked the joke so much he’s laughing on the floor. Silently :)

  • @synisterfox
    @synisterfox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have type 2 narcolepsy and Julie Flygare's story is tangential to my own, though I also have ADHD. Two PSGs + Two MSLTs = 83s average sleep onset latency. The only medications that has worked in the last 4 years would be Xywav at night, XR Adderall in the morning with a quick release at noon and I still get sleepy. Armodafinil, Modafinil, sonosi, wakix, etc... all made it worse somehow.
    Thank you for talking about this Brew and team

  • @contorta960
    @contorta960 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As someone with depression i see this as a win!

  • @LiamRappaport
    @LiamRappaport 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved the DBZ bit. Goku is an inspiration to us all, truly.

  • @i.am.ramano
    @i.am.ramano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Man goes super saiyan to prevent himself from passing out"

  • @dominicmanester8125
    @dominicmanester8125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Often people can unintentionally disempower others to overcome their illness with well intentioned advice.
    It's good to hear stories of people working against their own illness and succeeding alongside the usual medical stuff. I think both are equally important when it comes to brain malfunctions, maintaining that sheer bull-headed defiance against your own problems can have a remarkable impact on your health, some people resign to letting the doctors do all the work, which is a mistake and makes the doctors job often harder.

  • @Blacknarock
    @Blacknarock 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    very informative chanel. love the animation and the music in the beginning.

  • @TheMissing_Sock
    @TheMissing_Sock 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg I'm pretty sure I have this!! I'm thankful for this video doctor have been ignoring me and saying I've been having stress seizures and just to go to therapy, but I have almost all the symptoms hopefully if I have this I can get the proper treatment.

  • @Jediahbear
    @Jediahbear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those overnight EEGS are no joke. It takes forever to get that glue out of your hair. Used to get those twice a year when I was younger.

  • @daves.9375
    @daves.9375 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel fortunate for not having this condition but I also feel emphatic with those who have it, it must to be hard, I wish them the best

  • @Nighhhts
    @Nighhhts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “Oh, that sounds awful... 😐”
    😂

  • @PurpleAmharicCoffee
    @PurpleAmharicCoffee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This would be the worst, not only is humour my main coping mechanism, but the condition itself has the word "cat" in it.

  • @Fluffy-Fluffy
    @Fluffy-Fluffy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have Primary Hypersomnia which is related to narcolepsy but even harder to be diagnosed with. I was told to have CFS for a long time. My MSLT and PSG showed my sleep was actually not following normal patterns. But while I get severe attacks where I need to sleep ASAP, I don't fall asleep without control, unless I actually lay down. Sitting up, it is super exhausting to have to right then for sometimes hours .

  • @simpleasdead8119
    @simpleasdead8119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bro took "i am dead💀" to another level

  • @joshuagarrett2092
    @joshuagarrett2092 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is my favorite video by far! maybe even farther... beyond!

  • @blued11
    @blued11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "bust a gut" "reluctant to come" very sus if you ask me

  • @MargaritaOnTheRox
    @MargaritaOnTheRox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have always had daytime drowsiness. To the point where I had blood work done to check for issues. They all came back normal. I did a DNA test and it turned out I'm prone to it. No narcolepsy, though. I've always never been a big coffee drinker. I never understood how people felt so great after drinking it. Turns out, I also don't metabolize caffeine. It doesn't do anything for me. I'm destined to be perpetually tired during the day. 😴

  • @Scared_Yoda
    @Scared_Yoda ปีที่แล้ว

    Netflix: Are you still watching?
    Someone's daughter: dead on the floor

  • @shaneabreu9271
    @shaneabreu9271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I did not know that narcolepsy had such a broad definition, and some of the details listed fit some of my long-standing symptoms. It's hardly a satisfactory fit for diagnosis, but it's an entirely new avenue for me to wander through to explain my random hard-core drowsy periods. I never outright pass out involuntary... but in this state I find it extremely easy to do so if I allow myself to relax enough. Like, full REM sleep with VIVID dreams in 5-15 min easy.

  • @lanfrancoadreani9212
    @lanfrancoadreani9212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Something like that happened to me, but way less important, i suffer from catalepsy and strong emotions make me collapse

  • @ghostratsarah
    @ghostratsarah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now I am going to have "dig a tunnel dig dig a tunnel!" Stuck in my head for a while

  • @luci3skdfl
    @luci3skdfl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for the video!

  • @nugboy420
    @nugboy420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:18 quote is gold

  • @benjamintan2733
    @benjamintan2733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hmm... I didn't know how narcolepsy can be this dangerous, but with that said, I'm not sure if I'm suffering this symptoms lately. Thanks, now I can discuss this with my doctor.

  • @maestromike91971
    @maestromike91971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you “Brew” you have show or videos. I like the rear information. And make it funny.

  • @KahnShawnery
    @KahnShawnery 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My wife has Narcolepsy. She can fall asleep standing up, cooking, talking (mid-sentence) . I wouldn't wish it on anyone. She has to drive our child to and from school and sometimes has to come back home and ask me to do it because she knew she would fall asleep in the car. She spills coffee on herself often. :(

    • @dentxhead
      @dentxhead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the car is both my favorite and my worst enemy! i love driving and admiring nature but the motion and white noise often get me on the verge of a nap. some days i just don't risk it 😅

    • @martiddy
      @martiddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That sounds like a very bad condition, hopefully one day there will be a cure for that.

    • @KahnShawnery
      @KahnShawnery 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@martiddy sadly it's a side effect of medication she takes for another chronic condition. If she stops her meds the narcolepsy goes away, but the condition she has makes her beyond miserable without it. Dammed either way.

    • @nordicpink
      @nordicpink ปีที่แล้ว

      So she can feel it coming on then? Otherwise it’s scary that she drives.

    • @MelB868
      @MelB868 ปีที่แล้ว

      She sounds lazy.

  • @nikitatavernitilitvynova
    @nikitatavernitilitvynova 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've actually experienced something similar a few times. Basically I was running through a red light to catch a bus or a train I don't remember. And when I saw a bus coming my limbs froze a moment and it felt like I was about to fall in front of it. I think I actually did because I remember my headphones flying off my head. Luckily the driver stopped in time and let me pass. But I've experienced this in times of stress/anxiety where I try to do something and it ends up becoming a mess. Like me trying to take off my sheer tights on an elevator because it was hot and constantly tumbling on my shoes and tumbling in general. In other occasions it wouldn't have happened.
    I just remembered how I fell on my knees making a white patch on my fave pants for the same reason. I was running to get a bus, tensed up and couldn't move so I fell.

  • @brunnrunn
    @brunnrunn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    good work as always coffee man, keep it up!!!!
    also, when's grill coming back?

  • @majorphenom1
    @majorphenom1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾

  • @Wond4w
    @Wond4w ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Today's episode concerns sleep health"
    Me at almost 2 AM watching this:

  • @ATalkingDoubleBarrel
    @ATalkingDoubleBarrel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is why I like laughing

  • @Lyzwyzrd
    @Lyzwyzrd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoa whoa i love the ending of kindness but, don't be too kind to everyone, you're allowed to say no, i never said no and ended up with depression, so Don't always be kind, sometimes be assertive

  • @lanfrancoadreani9212
    @lanfrancoadreani9212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I suffer from these two conditions, lately I am being better, However working on an office was very hard for me.

  • @cambruh5992
    @cambruh5992 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have narcolepsy with cataplexy and it's bizarre at best. My trigger isn't humor though, it's excitement, the kind you might get from suspenseful action movies. I pass out in movie theaters. It's kinda just funny, the better a movie is the harder it is to stay awake for me

  • @Tser
    @Tser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A minute in, ah, yep. I have narcolepsy with cataplexy also. You described it as losing consciousness in one account though... Cataplexy doesn't cause loss of consciousness. You're awake and aware during the episode. Also the theory that it's genetic and the theory of autoimmune disorder aren't mutually exclusive. Most autoimmune disorders seem to have a genetic component, perhaps with an environmental trigger (for example a virus infection). My sibling also has narcolepsy 1, and our mom had an autoimmune disorder.