22-year-old Englishwoman Beth Goodier has a rare condition – Kleine-Levin syndrome, also known as sleeping beauty syndrome. It is characterized by periodic episodes of extreme sleepiness: patients sleep most of the day (up to 18 hours, sometimes longer), waking only to eat and go to the bathroom. Once, in November 2011, Beth fell asleep... for a whole six months.

At the moment, Beth should have already finished university and started working in her specialty as a child psychologist. Possessing excellent communication skills and rich knowledge in her field, Beth was confident that a bright future awaited her. But on the eve of her 17th birthday, in November 2011, she entered a strange state: for six months, she slept 22 hours a day, waking each day only for two hours to go to the bathroom and eat a little food.

Over the past 5 years, as calculated by Beth`s mother, her daughter has slept away 75% of her time. Now the 22-year-old Englishwoman is one of more than a hundred Englishwomen suffering from the rare disease Kleine-Levin syndrome, also known as `sleeping beauty syndrome`. But reality, unfortunately, is very far from a fairy tale, as young people risk literally sleeping through the most important moments of their lives. It is known that the syndrome mainly affects teenagers up to 16 years old, depriving young people of the hope of successfully passing exams, entering higher education institutions, and building a career.