Sometimes I fall asleep in places where I’m not supposed to, but I don’t think this situation is my fault.
It is my choice to fall asleep in places outside my bed, but I have not forced anyone to judge people like me and limit the number of acceptable sleeping areas in this country.
Sometimes I fall asleep on the floor, couches, the car or outside. At my last job, I often almost fell asleep in a business meeting and had to bite my lip to stay awake.
I don’t think it was the pain that kept me awake, but the act of concentration. The pain just agitated me, like I was going to bed during the middle of the summer in a house without air conditioning.
The other week, I fell asleep briefly in a coffee shop because it was really hot and really quiet and I was really tired.
I realized I was asleep only as I was falling down onto the table so I whipped my body up straight up as fast as I could. I didn’t see anyone look at me, but I think everyone heard the clamor because I cleared my throat and pretended to go back to reading a newspaper that I couldn’t concentrate on because I had just woken up.
