clinomania - noun - the extreme desire to stay in bed
With the exception of Christmas morning, officially nine months away as per the calendar, when I traditionally wake up early just to open presents with my daughter, I have always leaned toward wanting to remain buried in blankets in heat or air conditioning during the early a.m. hours. Like many of you, clinomania or dysania–unfamiliar until about three minutes ago–is a condition not medically recognized that involves anxiety. The afflicted can often be afraid to leave the safe haven that a comfortable mattress can offer. I, fortunately, do not suffer from this psychological malady. My clinomania comes down to 1. not being a morning person (one of my first jobs was singing in clubs) and 2. indolence. What was exceedingly painful for me personally was having to rise at 5:45 a.m. when I labored (perfect word for it) as a high-school English teacher and had to greet students at 7:50 each morning. Seriously, I don't know how I survived twenty-two years of virtual somnambulism. What can I say? I must have maintained altitude via autopilot.
At present, the pandemic and all the stress surrounding it are resulting in an influx of clinomania sufferers. Perhaps what makes things a little easier to get out of bed for some is the fact that so many are still working from home. The reality tends to keep people ensconced in their horizontal cocoons for a few minutes more, making it a tad harder to leave. Still people manage as the incentive is that they don't have to go through the protracted routine of getting fully dressed for the office; they can manage to wear the bottom half of their PJ's sans their bosses noticing, a reason in itself to remain optimistic.
You'll get through this. Saturday, a day to practice clinomania securely is two days away. :).
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