Apparently, if you’re a night owl, you’re more prone to developing depression.
Night owls tend to get a bad rep. They’re often told they’re less productive and lazier than early risers, merely because they sleep more during daylight—you know, when the world is expected to be most active.
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Now, according to recent research, they’re also apparently more likely to experience depression.
“Depression affects daily functioning and can impact a person’s work and education,” Simon Evans, PhD, a neuroscience lecturer and researcher in the School of Psychology of the University of Surrey in the U.K., told Medical News Today. “It also increases the risk of going on to develop other serious health conditions, including heart disease and stroke, so it’s important for us to study ways to reduce depression.”
Obviously, if there was a simple way to decrease your risk of…
