13/03/2026
Things that cost more energy when you have Narcolepsy - Cooking👩🍳
The first clip shows me standing as I wait for my pasta to cook yawning. There was a time in the past when I would sit down ‘just to check something’ and woke up to my apartment filled with smoke. Only my neighbour banged the door, I could have burned the place down.
Not only is it kinda dangerous for us it takes me so much energy to prepare food. The lack of concentration and brain fog doesn’t help when you’re following a recipe either. Here are a few tips i have picked up along the way:
1. The golden rule: you cannot sit down during cooking, ever. I don’t care if it’s in the oven for 45mins, if you sit down, you are a high risk of falling asleep and causing a fire. I’ve learned this the hard way
2. Prep your food when you have a small bit of energy, that way at least when you cook it, you have already chopped the vegs and/or meat. Sit down and do it if it helps, just not when the food is cooking.
3. Keep your meals simple and memorable. Protein with every meal and don’t hit the carbs too hard or you’ll be hitting the pillow even harder 😴
4. If you have the energy to batch cook, do it. But if you don’t, even an extra portion cooked for the next day can really cut down cooking time. Prep breakfast such as overnight oats where you can as if you sleep in at least you can just grab and go.
5. Keep some frozen food and cupboard staples for the evenings you can barely lift your head never mind prepare food.
