My life with Hypersomnia

Hypersomnia... What is this you may ask? to me its my own personal hell....i was diagnosed with a a little over 6 years ago.  The doctor who helped me is my life saver in a way because at lest i had an answer to what was going on and could help me feel "somewhat" better with the right medication. No matter how much sleep i get i feel like i never slept at all.  Most nights i end up falling asleep on the sofa very early, my son goes to bed at 7 and my daughter goes to bed at 8 and i crash shortly after.  It is a struggle every day to not always want to sleep but i have learned if i keep my self moving then i can at lest stay awake no matter how crappy i feel and i am also on medication for this to help me stay awake, it also helps to have a baby that keeps me VERY busy during the day but it is not easy, its a fight every day and when i'm up most of the night with one of the kids it just magnifies it and my meds really don't help at that point.  I do not have much of a night life because when i have gone out all i want to do it go to sleep, it makes it hard to sit and have fun.  Its also a joke when my husband and i watch a movie to see how long it takes until i fall asleep, it sounds silly but it would be so nice to watch just one movie all the way to the end.  I could nap but it would not make on bit of difference in how tired i am.  No body i talk to about this truly understands how i feel day to day and that can be hard.  When i use to work some girls at an old job i had use to make fun of me because when i got to work early i would have to lay my head down because i could not keep my eyes open for the life of me and they just thought i  was being lazy and would really loudly say " i wish i could just sleep on the job" and so on.  I try not to let it get to me but i do not like how tired i get and as hard as i try i just cat not stay awake.  So there you have it, just a little description in to the dark side of my life...   If you ever hear em say i'm so tired of being tired, this is what i am talking about.