Do you partake in towel time?

Here, psychologists explain why the post-shower lounge time is a bona fide form of self care.

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Its a spiritual experience.

Its a way of life.

We each enjoyed towel time, but in isolation, and we never spoke about it.

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The fact that it doubles as a necessity for hygiene psychologically tells us that its acceptable.

Simply put, when things feel good, we want to extend it for as long as possible.

The resistance to suiting up in real clothes after ending towel time makes sense, too.

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She books a solid 45 minutes of toweling, even going to bed in a cozy textile cocoon.

(Love a good towel bed.)

And sometimes you just need to decompress and think about how great that hair wash was, she adds.

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But is there a dark side to towel time, something twisted in this sloth-like practice?

Eh, probably not.

A lot of the time, though, theres something healthy about just letting yourself be.

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