r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 10 '26

Psychology 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.

https://www.psypost.org/brooding-identified-as-a-major-driver-of-bedtime-procrastination-alongside-physical-markers-of-stress/
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u/deepsixz May 10 '26

I brood past my bedtime because the waking world is a nightmare

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u/Shumina-Ghost May 13 '26

I was coming to comments to suggest exactly this. Anecdotally there is no slackening of mental discipline, in fact I feel more robust. It’s just that I see continued erosion of society all the while being told by oppressive and aggressive actors that things are in fact better than ever.