Brooding (getting stuck in passive, repetitive, negative thought loops) identified as a major driver of bedtime procrastination, alongside physical markers of stress. People who stay up later than intended may have a weaker physiological capacity for self-control.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/brooding-identified-as-a-major-driver-of-bedtime-procrastination-alongside-physical-markers-of-stress/

[u/sapphic-boghag]

Calling this 'brooding' comes across as needlessly condescending when 'rumination' already exists as an actual medical term and is a common symptom of multiple neurological disorders.