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code/modules/mob/living/status_procs.dm

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 
 	// Booleans
 	var/resting = FALSE
+	var/rest_CD = 0
 
 	/*
 	STATUS EFFECTS
@@ -140,12 +141,15 @@
 /mob/living/proc/StartResting(updating = 1)
 	var/val_change = !resting
 	resting = TRUE
+	rest_CD = world.time + 20//this is for tracking it for the verb
+	to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You are now resting.</span>")
 	if(updating && val_change)
 		update_canmove()
 
 /mob/living/proc/StopResting(updating = 1)
 	var/val_change = !!resting
 	resting = FALSE
+	to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You are now getting up.</span>")
 	if(updating && val_change)
 		update_canmove()
 

code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm

@@ -361,9 +361,10 @@ var/list/intents = list(I_HELP,I_DISARM,I_GRAB,I_HARM)
 	set name = "Rest"
 	set category = "IC"
 
-	resting = !resting
-	update_canmove()
-	to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You are now [resting ? "resting" : "getting up"].</span>")
+	if(!resting)
+		StartResting()
+	else if(resting && !(rest_CD > world.time))
+		StopResting()
 
 /proc/is_blind(A)
 	if(iscarbon(A))