“You’re depriving yourself of the most important wellness thing that you can do for yourself.” “You’re actually robbing yourself of rest,” she tells me. See also: 15 Yoga Poses to Help You Sleep Better Why sleep is essential She’s a mental health therapist and yoga teacher-and one of my go-to people when I have questions about healthy behavior. That’s wisdom from my friend Sation Konchellah. (Ask me how I know.)īut while we’re taking back time for ourselves, we’re actually stealing sleep from ourselves. The Sleep Foundation defines it as “the decision to sacrifice sleep for leisure time that is driven by a daily schedule lacking in free time.” Apparently, for some of us, the days are so full of work, family obligations, and other responsibilities that the wee hours are the only time we can sneak in some fun. Even though I was too exhausted to actually read (and apparently too tired even to lift a bookmark), I insisted on ending my day with that moment of me-time instead of seeking the sleep I obviously needed.Īpparently there’s a name for that kind of behavior: revenge bedtime procrastination. Sprawled out next to me was a dishy history book about snooty French designers, their upstart American counterparts, and a slew of slinky models staging an epic fashion show in the ’70s.Īnyone who knows me knows that being curled up in bed with a fluffy, yet nerdy book is my idea of a good time. As I reached to throw off the covers, I realized I was not alone in bed.

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