Bed Rotting: Self-Care or a Slippery Slope to Depression? If you've spent an entire Saturday in bed watching Netflix, scrolling TikTok, eating snacks, and avoiding your to-do list, congratulations: you may have experienced what the internet calls “bed rotting.” The term *bed rotting* has become increasingly popular on TikTok and other social media platforms, particularly among Gen Z. While it can sound alarming, bed rotting isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, staying in
Please note, although this is a research based article, I am not a licensed therapist. Therefore, the contents of this blog should be taken as psychoeducation only. If you’ve ever found yourself scrolling through “cheap flights to anywhere warm” the moment daylight savings hits—congratulations, you may be a perfectly normal human responding to winter 😉. But for some people, the shift into the colder, darker months brings more than a craving for hot cocoa and fuzzy socks. It