Is it ok to be lazy and get up late afternoon once a week?

[SouthMan28]

What's your thoughts on this?

Could it be a sign an individual has depression?

Depends really do they have responsibilities they should be waking up earlier too like dc? I think this makes a difference.

Doesn't that really depends on circumstances?
If you have no responsibility and can afford to stay in bed until late afternoon, then I see no wrong in it.
But if you need to get up but you physically and mentally couldn't, then it's a different story?

What time would this person go to bed?
If they went at say 11pm they could be having potentially 16/17 hours in bed in one go, which is a lot.

I'd be questioning why they needed that amount of sleep and whether they needed a doctor's check up.

Once a week is hardly a mental illness. If it was every single day then yes it could be a sign of depression. Sometimes on my day off I stay in bed until the afternoon because I want to and I can. I'm just not a morning person, I do all my work and chores in the evening.

By itself, no. Having a lie-in is perfectly normal.

Is the "once a week" a regular thing, eg every Thursday?

Does the person concerned spend other days having caring responsibilities that someone else does on that day? Do they pay the someone else, or did they consult them first? Have they picked a day that makes it difficult for the someone else?

Does the person concerned work on the other days? Do they work shifts? Do they spend all night watching tv or gaming? Are they hungover? or stoned?

Does the person concerned keep themselves clean? Do they eat properly? Do they get out of the house regularly? Do they have any form of social life?

Are they a teenager? Are they elderly? Do they have a disability?

Who has picked the word lazy?

I like my bed. I have says when I sleep until 1pm.

I work a lot of hours and sometimes it’s lovely (and sensible) to catch up.

Does it inconvenience anyone else? If not, then crack on and do whatever you want 🤷‍♀️

Ps of course extreme lethargy/lack of interest in life can be signs of depression. But if this person gets out of bed late and then enjoys their afternoon/evening, then I wouldn't have thought it's a concern.

I love a lie in! Once a week is perfectly acceptable to me. It totally depends on everything else though - are responsibilities being shirked, have they had a late night, are they being indulgent (fine)?

There's no way Id ever do that barring illness but what's the point of asking with no context. What are you expecting posters to say?

Depends on the context. Personally, I don't get how people can lie in bed that long, but I get up at 6am every day!

I'm pretty sure this is going to be a drip feed!

Far too little information to go on.

Like everyone else has said - none of us can say, without context.

As a rule, I'm in the camp of letting your body catch up with sleep being a good thing. If you didn't need it, then you'd wake up, and presumably get up. I think of sleep as being a chance to "charge" your body as a cable will charge your phone or laptop or whatever. If you've let it really run down, they why wouldn't you charge it up when you have the opportunity.

OTOH sleeping until late afternoon seems a little extreme if the person hasn't been working nights etc, and most people would then find it hard to go to sleep that evening if not getting up until late afternoon, so it seems to be re-setting a poor sleep pattern.

Which takes us back to the context.

If I didn't have kids I would do this every chance I got

I do personally find it a bit strange tbh. I don’t think I’ve ever had a lie in to late afternoon except when I’ve been really poorly. Possibly in my student days when very hungover but even then I was usually up by lunchtime. I don’t necessarily think it’s a mental illness though, just a bit strange to need so much sleep. Is there a reason they need so much sleep? Do they work nights or anything like that which means they get excessively tired?

If you don't have work or caring responsibilities then why not?

Someone who is child free doing this on their day off work is their choice IMO.

I think sleeping a lot is an indication of depression but there would also have to be other factors.

Are we talking sleep or just lying in bed?

If sleeping then it would depend on lots of factors (time went to bed, how much sleep had in week etc). I'd maybe be a bit worried if it was needed by someone who got a regular 8 hours every other day as that's quite a lot of sleep which may make me worry there is an underlying health issue. If it's someone with disturbed sleep for whatever reason then fill your boots.

If lying in bed doing stuff (reading, sex, watching stuff) then as long as you weren't avoiding responsibilities or commitments then sure. A once a week recharge in whatever form you fancy is fine. I've spent an afternoon in the garden reading Bridgeton novels......

I love my bed. I'm a night owl though and I'd happily lay in bed until afternoon every day, unfortunately I have a toddler so that isn't an option but if I could I would.

Same. I am always up early.

Strangers on the internet don't know if this individual is depressed.

If I stayed in bed until late afternoon I wouldn't be able to sleep properly for the next couple of nights.

Context is everything; can’t really make a judgement without it!

Depends. Is that what this person likes to go with their disposable time? Is this disposable time? If yes to both, then go wild, do what you like.

if they are busy the rest of the week they may need it to reset!

I used to sleep until the afternoon in my early 20s and had no responsibilities, I wasn’t depressed just enjoyed a lay in!

If the person has one or two days off work a week and spends one day asleep till 3pm then I’d say it’s an indication their life is far out of balance. Unless they work nights or very late in a bar/club.