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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataplexy
Does anyone else have cataplexy? The wikipedia page says it's really rare, but it doesn't seem that uncommon to me to see someone fall over laughing or have their jaw drop when they're shocked, so I'm wondering if a lot of people have it to some degree but it's just not a common thing in most people's lives.
I used to crumple to the floor whenever I tried to run away from my abuser, and I always thought it was my own fault for being too scared, but when I think of all the other times I've crumpled over laughing, maybe it was just cataplexy and had nothing to do with me being any more scared than I should have been. It makes me wonder if the cataplexy might have actually contributed to my PTSD by making me more helpless than I should have been and more anxious, whereas I was always assuming it was my inability to cope with the trauma and manage my anxiety that was causing the cataplexy. I definitely do remember having cataplexy before my first traumatic experiences, so I don't think it was the traumatic events that made me more anxious and more likely to experience cataplexy.
If anyone else has had experiences with cataplexy I really would like to know just how common it is and if you think it has anything to do with your PTSD.
Does anyone else have cataplexy? The wikipedia page says it's really rare, but it doesn't seem that uncommon to me to see someone fall over laughing or have their jaw drop when they're shocked, so I'm wondering if a lot of people have it to some degree but it's just not a common thing in most people's lives.
I used to crumple to the floor whenever I tried to run away from my abuser, and I always thought it was my own fault for being too scared, but when I think of all the other times I've crumpled over laughing, maybe it was just cataplexy and had nothing to do with me being any more scared than I should have been. It makes me wonder if the cataplexy might have actually contributed to my PTSD by making me more helpless than I should have been and more anxious, whereas I was always assuming it was my inability to cope with the trauma and manage my anxiety that was causing the cataplexy. I definitely do remember having cataplexy before my first traumatic experiences, so I don't think it was the traumatic events that made me more anxious and more likely to experience cataplexy.
If anyone else has had experiences with cataplexy I really would like to know just how common it is and if you think it has anything to do with your PTSD.