Revenge bedtime procrastination may be a newer term, but the type of sleep schedule it describes is not, said Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles. "Revenge bedtime procrastination is just a cry from overworked people, and they're actually trying to put off bedtime just a little bit so they can reclaim something for themselves," Dasgupta said. Brian Sinclair, a software engineer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said revenge bedtime procrastination has been stealing his sleep long before the pandemic hit. Consequences of staying up lateNot getting enough sleep leads to sleep deprivation, which can affect your mental and physical health, Dasgupta said. How to stop sabotaging your sleep scheduleIt's completely normal for your sleep schedule to be imperfect, especially during a pandemic, Dasgupta said.

Source: CNN February 15, 2021 09:55 UTC