2. Idiopathic Hypersomnia
3. Interviews

Michelle's interview

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How did all start?

Have always had a problem with being tired and never felt well rested.

Do you already have a diagnosis? How long did it take you to get it?

I was diagnosed in November 2017. The diagnoses only too a couple of months once I started seeing a sleep doctor.

What things have you stopped doing?

Working

What do you think about the future?

Scared. Past 3 years have been the hardest.

So far, which years have been the best years in your life? What have you done during them?

Starting my family

What would you like to do if you didn’t have your condition?

Work full time

If you had to describe your life in a sentence, what would it be?

I am in constant pain and exhausted and I’m scared that things will get worse

Finally, what advice would you give to a person in a similar situation?

Fight hard to keep going.

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