Is “Bed Rotting” Overrated?

First of all, what is “bed rotting”?! Like any other person on the internet I found the term “bed rotting” on TikTok. I’ve know this practice as “wallowing” or “being in a funk” or “simply not giving a ****”. Through its many names the stepping stones have been the same. The rot is ignited after a hard couple weeks, an utter lack of energy, or sometimes just pure boredom. It's a chance for our bodies to regenerate themselves from head-to-toe. One can note it's often accompanied by ice cream and a binge-worthy series. But is the rot beneficial? Can it really be good for us to do nothing for three days and stay under the covers?

The more research that goes into the term “bed rotting”, the more one can notice its close companions: “trend for lazy gen-zers” and “side effects”. While the occasional blocked out agenda for “bed rotting” may be beneficial for our minds, a continuous cycle has serious consequences for our body. There is no denying that after a loong couple of days nothing is better than a “put your phone on Do Not Disturb for the entire day” day accompanied by Rom-Coms and your favorite comfort food. This one-day cycle allows for us to clear our minds and mentally prepare for the weeks ahead. Like a grizzly bear in hibernation. Unlike Smoky, humans were not built with the anatomy to prepare for these multi-day bed rots, thus causing them to be not as beneficial as we would like to believe. The reality is that multi-day bed rots not only mess with our circadian rhythms - throwing whole days off - but can lead to major health issues like increasing our chances to experience strokes or muscle atrophy after long periods of settlement. While there is peace in the unknown side effects of a lazy gen-zer’s bed rot, the bed rot is officially overrated.