Hypersomniacs Anonymous

I've recently gotten into the habit of using sleep as a coping mechanism.
Sometimes it's a by-product of trying to read in bed and suceeding only in dozing and paying off more towards a four-year sleep debt. Other times it's an effort to quell the cloudy mess in my conscious mind that makes it hard to be productive when I am awake.

My dog is asleep right now. It's the first time I've seen him in that state since he was a puppy. He doesn't let himself drift off when I'm around and awake. Even now his eyes aren't completely shut; whether it's a protective instinct or just the way he is, I don't know. His feet and snout twitch like he's chasing something in his dreams.