Having Narcolepsy myself it annoys me (just a teeny bit) that even though his girlfriend possibly has narcolepsy he would wish for it so he can sleep ... obviously he doesn't "get" what narcolepsy is, that it isn't any kind of relief at all because it's not "real" sleep, there's no REM function ... you can sleep for days but never feel rested, always feel like you stayed up all night ... hmm, kind of like he feels now ... If I could offer him some advice I'd say stop trying so hard to sleep, just find some way to amuse yourself or something useful even (write more songs!) until you feel sleepy even if you wind up stay awake all night, better than fighting with yourself all night with the same result in the morning ... let your brain accept what it wants instead of putting it to war with its own self ... once you stop trying to control whatever's going on there you'll feel better and maybe even sleep.
Having Narcolepsy myself it annoys me (just a teeny bit) that even though his girlfriend possibly has narcolepsy he would wish for it so he can sleep ... obviously he doesn't "get" what narcolepsy is, that it isn't any kind of relief at all because it's not "real" sleep, there's no REM function ... you can sleep for days but never feel rested, always feel like you stayed up all night ... hmm, kind of like he feels now ... If I could offer him some advice I'd say stop trying so hard to sleep, just find some way to amuse yourself or something useful even (write more songs!) until you feel sleepy even if you wind up stay awake all night, better than fighting with yourself all night with the same result in the morning ... let your brain accept what it wants instead of putting it to war with its own self ... once you stop trying to control whatever's going on there you'll feel better and maybe even sleep.