Wide Awake

Filmmaker Alan Berliner takes us inside the restless mind of an insomniac.

Teenager who can't stay awake

Teenager Brendan, 19, who sleeps 12-16 hours at a time, and is asleep more than he's awake. Doctors struggle to figure out why. Sleep doctor Michael Breus comments on how sleep disorders are on the rise, and says there are between 85-88 identified sleep disorders at the time of this news story. Many of these disorders are mysterious, and doctors are still struggling to understand and treat them. In a nation where 1 out of 3 Americans are sleep-deprived and stay awake longer than they should, Brendan's sleep disorder is rare.

narcolepsy

Interesting take on what it is like to deal with narcolepsy.