Melissa Dahl writes: It would probably be best for Carol Bell (shown here) if you didn't say anything clever when speaking to her. Your sharp wit could temporarily paralyze her.
The 67-year-old has a sleep disorder called cataplexy, which is a symptom of narcolepsy. (In other words, if you have narcolepsy, you don't necessarily have cataplexy. But if you have cataplexy, you definitely have narcolepsy.) For people with this condition, feeling a particular emotion causes them to briefly lose control of their muscles. For a few minutes, they're unable to move, although they're still conscious.
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