Yeesh! That sounds like it would damage things if you fall asleep on the record.
Most "audiophile" turntables do not include auto-return or even auto lift at the end of the record. Take a look at any of the turntables offered by Rega or VPI (both popular manufacturers of "audiophile 'tables);
all of their turntables are fully manual (i.e. no auto-lift and no auto-return).
From my likely faulty memory, I believe Linn, Acoustic Research and Rega were pioneers of this minimalist turntable design philosophy in the 70s and Rega popularized it in the 80s and beyond.
When I was a bit younger, back in the 70s, I felt the way you do; "Why would anyone want a turntable that required you to manually lift its tonearm at the end of the record and manually stop the turntable". With that philosophy, I shunned Regas (well I couldn't afford a Rega at that time anyway) and I bought a fully automatic Dual turntable back in 1979, which I still have.
Since the "vinyl revival" a few years ago however, I started to appreciate the design philosophy of a fully manual turntable; there is a certain "purist" appeal to the simplistic design philosophy of a fully manual 'table. As a bonus, there is less to go wrong with such a design. Case in point: my old Dual turntable, which I recently restored to mostly working order; the "automatic" features (auto start, auto return) have long since stopped working; it still sounds great, but it's a fully manual table now, and that's just fine with me.
FYI, there are aftermarket tonearm lifters for those that want an "audiophile" turntable but just can't live without an auto-lift at the end of the record.