Public sleeping

[u/flexitt]

In many videogames where you must eat, drink and also sleep, sleeping is often possible only under specific conditions, like in a bed or in a tent. This always felt a bit inaccurate from my experience, as I can fall asleep in many unusual places when the urge to sleep hits.

Today during mid-day stroll through a public park, a sat on a bench and a felt the urge to sleep incoming. So I laid down, put a handbag under my head and just fell asleep.

People were walking around me, chatting, possibly staring at me, and I just slept unaffected.

A few days back I was in the library studying a book. Even though I was on stimulant, dire sleepiness started to affect my cognition. I tried to fight back against sleepiness, but I couldn't focus on the book when I was basically half asleep already.

So I crossed my arms on the table and put my head inside, falling asleep instantly. Later I regaing consciousness, did some more reading, encountered another sleep urge and took another nap. I was just napping - studying. Students next to me kept changing and again, it didn't affect my sleep.

One time when waiting on a bus, I fell asleep on a bench and when I woke up, some lady was sitting next to me with her ass next to my head.

Recently bumped (lightly) into a girl next to me, as I fell asleep sitting in a circle with people around.

Loud noises, screams, stomping, alarm, I sleep through every loud event that happens around.

I struggle with public speaking but ace public sleeping.

It's nothing to be envied but it's at least a bit funny.

[u/ThrowRA_Candies290]

yea i always found video game sleeping to be very unrealistic. how is it just in bed and how does it pass so quickly? well. that should have been my sign

[u/pinkhairedlibrarian]

I recently learned a new (old) word. Somnifery. Now obsolete, it meant a place where one sleeps. Instead of "the world is your oyster," maybe it should be "the world is your somnifery."