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Bed rotting as self-care: What a mental health expert wants you to watch out for

A woman lies in bed on her phone. (Crispin La Valiente/Getty Images)
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A woman lies in bed on her phone. (Crispin La Valiente/Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Dr. Jessi Gold, a psychiatrist and chief wellness officer at the University of Tennessee System, about the trend of “bed rotting” among young adults and how to draw the line between rest and depression.

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