In my day, we called it “depression”. If you spent all day in bed, refusing to face the real world, then you were either 1) lazy, 2) hungover or 3) depressed.
I’ve aged myself there, haven’t I? In 2023, spending an entire day lying down may be a sign that you are having a “menty-b” (gen Z slang for a mental breakdown) or that you’re “bed-rotting”. Bed-rotting, while an evocative term, is difficult to define. Depending on which articles you consult from the million that have recently been published on the phenomenon, it either means you’re practising self-care and opting out of imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy norms, or it means you’re a slob.
