For example, you may be driving and you may drive to a different, or the wrong, destination. If you are feeling tired and sleepy, there is also a tendency towards automatic behaviour (doing something without really thinking about it and without having any memory of it). It does not affect your breathing and is not dangerous. The paralysis just lasts for a minute or two. If someone touches you or speaks to you, the paralysis is relieved and you are able to move again. Sometimes it can occur as you are falling asleep. In sleep paralysis, you are conscious but are unable to move your body (called paralysis) when you wake up from sleep. People with narcolepsy are also more likely to sleepwalk. Because of disturbed night-time sleep, even though you may have frequent daytime naps, the total amount of time that you are asleep in 24 hours is about the same as normal. It may seem like you are having a vivid dream. They can happen either as you are falling asleep (hypnagogic) or as you are waking up (hypnopompic). Hallucinations occur when you, for example, see, hear or feel something that is not actually there. Sometimes you can have twitching of your muscles during an attack and some people confuse this with epilepsy. They usually last for under a minute but they can happen several times a day. You still have awareness during the attacks. Emotions such as laughter, elation and anger can trigger cataplexy. For example, it can mean that you suddenly nod your head, your knees may suddenly give way, you may drop something that you are holding or, in extreme cases, you may suddenly fall to the ground. In cataplexy, you suddenly lose the strength and control in some of your muscles whilst you are awake. About 7 in 10 people with narcolepsy also have cataplexy.
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