Why “Bed Rotting” Became Gen Z’s Most Talked-About Self-Care Trend
When I first heard the phrase “bed rotting,” I assumed it was a joke—or at the very least, some dark Gen Z slang for burnout. Then my younger sister, a full-fledged member of the TikTok generation, told me she’d spent her Sunday “bed rotting” and felt great afterward. No shame. No guilt. Just a solid eight hours in bed doing... absolutely nothing productive.