Suffering at work, feeling watched
I have been having difficulties at work with sleepiness for years, even after getting 7-8 hours of sleep. Last week, my doctor suggested that I could be suffering from narcolepsy. I've been having these issues since college and it's only gotten worse since then. I was laid off from my job a few years ago and it devastated me. I thought I was just lazy or depressed.
Last week, even before the doctor's visit I was determined to mask my symptoms. Unfortunately I was stuck in a small room less than 3ft away from someone and working there the whole week. I just got done with a one on one with my manager and she said she received a call from someone asking if I "was okay".
Obviously it's because I seemed sleepy at some point. I did everything I could, went to my car if I felt even a little tired, I had snacks, walked around, splashed my face etc. I'm just so tired of this. I have a video call with the provider tomorrow to hopefully get the sleep study scheduled. I just hate that this is impacting my job (again). I don't even know if I should mention narcolepsy or the possibility of it being a medical issue to my manager because I feel like she'll have even more of a reason to let me go (even if she seems like a nice person). I'm just so worn down from this.