Roommate Rants on Yik Yak | Okay! PSA. If you’re the type of person who passes out at the wheel of a car: 1) Don’t! Get a delivery job. 2) DO! Go to a doctor, because that’s not normal 3) DON’T FORCE YOUR FUCKING ROOMMATE ONTO FOUR HOUR CALLS TO KEEP YOU AWAKE????

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Roommate Rants 16w

Okay! PSA. If you’re the type of person who passes out at the wheel of a car: 1) Don’t! Get a delivery job. 2) DO! Go to a doctor, because that’s not normal 3) DON’T FORCE YOUR FUCKING ROOMMATE ONTO FOUR HOUR CALLS TO KEEP YOU AWAKE????

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Anonymous 16w

“Hey bestie, you need to get that checked out. The only time I’ve ever almodt passed out while driving like you seem to do every other day was when I had been up for 40 continuous hours after a red-eye flight.” “I guess I’ll stop talking to you about it, because now every time I do it’ll be followed by ‘Get Thine Ass To A Doctor’” This exchange literally just happened. What the fuck

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Anonymous 16w

If someone passes out behind the wheel of a car you can report them and their license will be suspended until they’ve gone a certain amount of time without passing out :) just a fun fact (coming from someone with a disability that can cause fainting spells in some people, so I’m well aware of the driving laws around it lol)

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Anonymous 16w

Narcolepsy is a possibility. Does he have trouble falling asleep other places/times?

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Anonymous 16w

Praying that she’s the only victim when she eventually crashes

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Anonymous 16w

Recently learned my mom had to keep my grandma awake when she was driving or when the light turned green. Turns out she was severely deficient in b12 she got like weekly shots for a month or two and was fine

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Anonymous 16w

They’re calling you because they trust you and I bet they really appreciate your help, just be honest with them, tell them you want to help but staying on the phone keeping them up isn’t a sustainable and healthy way to go about that problem

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Anonymous 16w

yeah i had issues with this and got prescribed ritalin for long drives

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Anonymous 16w

You’re like me sis, giving till the point where it’s hurting you too. Try establishing clear boundaries but start the convo with “I’m upset and stressed because I care about you.” You can talk about things like loud music and other strategies so they understand there’s more options, but say you’re unavailable for long periods of calling on a basis of the stress it’s giving both of you. If they won’t get medical help (which is very easy, we have the health center) then it’s not on you dog

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Anonymous 16w

Report their license plate. They need to get off the road before they kill someone

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Anonymous 16w

😭😭😭😭😭

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Anonymous 16w

So four hours out of your day is worth innocent people’s lives?

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OP 16w

Please tell me I’m not insane for interpreting this as narcissistic behavior? Oh I’m happy to take up a sixth of your twenty four hour day but the second you tell me that I need to get it medically evaluated it’s not a big deal

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Anonymous

#1 16w

As far as I’m aware, they’ve never fully lost consciousness, but they do routinely describe getting “rumble stripped.” Is that enough?

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Anonymous

OP 16w

Enough to at least try, it’s genuinely unsafe for them to be on the road. At the very least it could be noted do law enforcement gets an alert if they ever get pulled over for something (esp if it’s related like swerving outside of their lanes or not following road signs including speed limits)

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Anonymous

OP 16w

You’re not insane but also this could easily just be a stupid person desperate for work

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Anonymous

OP 16w

Narcoleptic but yah that ain’t normal to me. If I’m on the road I’m hanging on for dear life cause that’s what’s at stake 😬

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Anonymous

#7 16w

I didn’t know narcoleptics with cataplexy were allowed to drive

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Anonymous

#8 16w

not supposed to but if you’re medicated it could be ok- number #1 knows more ⬇️

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Anonymous

OP 16w

Narcolepsy?

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Anonymous

#12 16w

At what point did I imply I don’t pick up? Like, yeah, I keep her awake during her delivery shifts. Because if I don’t, people could die. In WHAT FUCKING WAY is that an appropriate amount of responsibility to be forced upon me when she could also GO TO A DOCTOR and try and get the problem solved?

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Anonymous

#2 16w

Nope. Only in the car.

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Anonymous

#5 16w

I tried to do that today and they implied they weren’t going to talk to me about it anymore. Which has me very worried, because it feels like they don’t want to solve the problem, and the second living with it comes with the slightest pushback, she just gives up on any solution

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Anonymous

#6 16w

… decidedly possible, but i am in no way qualified to make that diagnosis.

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Anonymous

#10 16w

I mean, if narcolepsy can be influenced by environmental factors like being in a car, maybe? But they have not displayed ANY trouble staying awake in any other setting.

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Anonymous

#1 16w

i think i’m gonna give it a shot because fucking hell

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Anonymous

OP 16w

💀 how’d u get into this situation

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Anonymous

#13 16w

You get a text one day (sent by siri, they don’t text in the car) that says “hey, I just almost passed out on the highway, can I call you?” and you say yes, because that’s your friend and they appear to be in mortal danger and picking up the phone is the LEAST you can do, and then it happens again. and again. and again. until it’s a weekly thing. then less.

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Anonymous

OP 16w

🙏😭

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Anonymous

OP 16w

I’m crying

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Anonymous

#14 16w

Not having you as a cushion in this scenario could be the push they need to stop being srupid

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Anonymous

OP 16w

lol of course not!

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Anonymous

OP 16w

I’d say it’s worth bringing up to her. Low b12 has a really wide range of symptoms. It can mess with you neurologically and mentally and it is really super common in adult women. This goes for anyone honestly-have your dr add b12 next time you get routine labs or whatever. It’s an easy test and fix but it will fuck you up if it’s low

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Anonymous

#8 16w

Depends. I have narcolepsy and I drive, but I am medicated. Before I was medicated though I limited myself to only driving maybe 30 mins to an hour at a time, not continuously, and I made sure I took a nap before hand. Some people have it worse and can’t drive at all and others aren’t as bad.

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Anonymous

OP 16w

it’s super easy to get supplements and to take them, so it can’t hurt to bring up. I’m vegan so I have to watch my b12 and it absolutely makes a difference (it can’t hurt(

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Anonymous

#16 16w

Idk…I wouldn’t take any supplements without discussing with a doctor. 1. Supplements aren’t regulated and can have literally anything in them (fda doesn’t even check until someone gets hurt/sick by them) 2. A lot of supplements aren’t designed to be the bio available version, so you’re mostly paying to make your piss expensive 3. Messing with your body without checking what’s wrong can end up doing more harm than good (like b-12 for ex can cause tingling or harm your kidneys)

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Anonymous

foxacious 16w

I have narcolepsy too and drive. If I feel like I’m going to fall asleep I pull over and take a nap.

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Anonymous

#16 16w

Supplemental b12 is super tricky, b12 is best absorbed in the blood rather than your digestive tract. You tend to pass it right through especially when your levels are extremely low. Hematologist rarely if ever prescribe an oral b12. If you have a normal b12 and want to maintain it because as you grow older naturally it produces less and less, supplemental may work enough for said person.

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