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Are You Sleeping Well: Link Between Your Mental Health and Sleep

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 Are You Sleeping Well: Link Between Your Mental Health and Sleep

Are You Sleeping Well: Link Between Your Mental Health and Sleep

There’s a big number of people getting into the practice of Revenge Bedtime Procrastination. 

Sad for the working class, that is when they find themselves their ‘me time’.

It’s also known as sleep procrastination, and it means you’re getting “revenge” for your busy daytime schedule by cramming leisure time into your schedule at the expense of sleep.

Researchers aren’t unfamiliar with the concept of sleep procrastination, but the revenge angle is. It is said to be derived from the Chinese word “bàofùxng áoyè,” which has gained popularity on social media and roughly translates to “retaliatory staying up late” or “revenge nighttime procrastination.”

It’s possible that you’re a night owl attempting to survive in an early bird’s world. Perhaps you’re looking for a quick way to de-stress after a long day. Perhaps you procrastinate on a regular basis, meaning you put off crucial tasks. Sleep procrastination has also been linked to a lack of self-control, which you may have less of as the day progresses.

It was defined by researchers in the Netherlands in 2014 as failing to go to bed at the scheduled hour without being prevented by external factors. It affects people who actively deny themselves sleep at night, no matter how fatigued they are.

Even if you believe you are maximising your time by working from your bed, you may be jeopardising your physical and mental health.

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