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Hey man! Hold my bar of soap and watch this!

I can definitely relate to your experiences in high school and in college as I also enjoy finding creative solutions to problems. Some of what your teachers are trying to teach are the buildings blocks that are good to learn in order to build a solid foundation of understanding of the subject matter. They don't just want you to be able to get from point A to point B, but to better understand the method for doing so. One example I thought of is in music its helpful to learn the scales first before you can play Jazz and improvise(very creative process). Sure you can start on the first note of the scale and find a creative way to end on the last note of the scale, but if you really learn the scale then you can add more interesting creative aspects to your improvising. I hope that makes some sense. Also there may be other subject/career choices that better utilize your creative problem solving skills.

When was the first time that you ever had an episode? (Not sure if that's how you call it) How old were you when it first happened? Can you recall/tell the story of it?

Wow, thank you so much for the detailed response. This paints such a vivid image in my mind that I feel like I was there. This definitely gives a better insight into what you must feel/experience on a day to day basis.

I can definitely relate to this part,

It scared me so badly that I never even said anything to my parents. I think I just wanted the whole incident to go away.

Sometimes it's difficult to face some of the harsher realities in our lives but it seems you've come full circle, to embrace that you have this condition, but to make the most of it (helping us better understand narcolepsy through your AMA).

Second Question: What Music have you been listening to lately?

Not silly at all, this is beautiful.

maybe it's possible for someone to love me for who I really am too and see past all my flaws.