Ep. 9 | Sleep Addict

MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

Wondery | Ballen Studios

True Crime

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In 2005, a high-powered attorney starts falling asleep for dangerously long periods at a time. No matter what she tries to keep herself awake, she constantly needs sleep, like an addict craves a fix. It gets so bad, she fears that one day she’ll fall asleep and never wake up again.

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0:00.0	Hey Prime members, you can binge episode 17 through 24 of Mr.
0:05.1	Bollin's Medical Mysteries right now and add free on Amazon Music.
0:09.4	Download the app today. In April of 2007 a 31-year-old woman woke up from a nap on her couch and rubbed her eyes.
0:25.2	But instead of feeling rested and refreshed, she felt even worse than when she'd gone to sleep.
0:30.5	She had a pounding headache and the light that was coming through her window seemed impossibly bright.
0:35.2	Her mouth was dry from thirst and hunger pangs racked her stomach.
0:39.5	The woman stretched and sat up.
0:41.2	She was sore all over. It hurt just to reach for her phone on the coffee table.
0:45.8	She turned her phone on and when she saw the time and date, her eyes went wide.
0:50.3	She'd slept for 53 hours straight.
0:54.7	The woman tried to resist the fear that was now rising in her mind.
0:58.3	She hadn't had anything to eat or drink in days.
1:01.2	Her body had been wasting away while she slept and she'd been powerless to break free.
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1:56.0	From Ballin Studios and Wundry, I'm Mr. Ballin, and this is Mr. Bollin's medical mysteries, where every week we will explore a new
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