Bedtime procrastination or revenge procrastination has recently re-emerged as a buzzword on social media, highlighting poor sleeping habits among many as a major lifestyle problem.
The phrase refers to a phenomenon where a person voluntarily – and fully aware of the consequences – delays going to sleep. Instead, they spend time doing something they enjoy – reading, exercising, playing video games, binge-watching TV shows, or simply doom-scrolling – all because they didn’t have the chance to do it earlier in the day.
It stems from a lack of control over one’s time due to a busy or stressful lifestyle.
The most popular account of the term’s origin is its appearance on Chinese social media back in 2014 – as ‘bàofù xìngáoyè,’ which translates to ‘retaliatory staying up late’. Around the same time, a Dutch university coined the expression ‘bedtime procrastination’.
The danger, experts warn, arises when poor sleep patterns become an ongoing issue as they can lead to other problems, compromising physical health and optimal mental functioning.
“Chronic sleep deprivation can result in serious health issues,” Al Hilal Hospital Muharraq consultant neurologist Dr Roopchand P S told GulfWeekly.
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