US Woman Who Felt Tired All The Time Diagnosed With Rare Sleeping Disorder

The 26-year-old said her fatigue increased in high school and she'd fall asleep in class, sometimes even having to leave to take a nap.

A 26-year-old US woman who felt tired all the time and found herself dozing off at school and in dance classes growing up has been diagnosed with a rare chronic sleeping disorder. According to the New York Post, Alyssa Davis, a model and a digital marketer, sought medical advice after she found it "impossible" to fight the urge to close her eyes out of pure exhaustion. Initially, doctors dismissed her by telling her to "just drink coffee". However, when she took part in a clinical sleep study, she was diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia, which is a rare chronic sleep disorder characterised by excessive sleepiness with no clear clues. 

"It's like being trapped in the 'Groundhog Day' movie - except instead of reliving the same day, I just relive the same exhaustion," the 26-year-old said, as per the Post. 

Ms Davis said that sometimes she has to plan for hours to complete simple tasks as her condition clouds her thinking, making concentration a constant struggle. "I have to prepare just to have a shower as the [exhaustion] never dissipates," she explained. "I'll sleep 10, 12, sometimes even 14 hours and still wake up feeling like I pulled an all-nighter," she added.