Doomscrolling and Anxiety: Breaking the Loop
This is doomscrolling: the compulsive consumption of negative news and content, even when — especially when — it's making you feel worse.
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This is doomscrolling: the compulsive consumption of negative news and content, even when — especially when — it's making you feel worse.
Passive scrolling can amplify anxiety and comparison, while active connection may support well-being. Learn why how you use social media matters.
Social media curation can create a tiring gap between your online identity and everyday life. Learn how that gap may affect anxiety and self-worth.
A practical, compassionate guide to auditing your social media feed, reducing comparison and anxiety, and choosing a healthier digital environment.
Fear of saying the wrong thing online can grow from caution into avoidance that narrows daily life. A compassionate, non-diagnostic look at what may help.
Social media didn't invent the idea that healing has a finish line — but it does a very good job of selling it.
” Parents may worry that gaming is replacing healthier activities, while older generations sometimes struggle to understand why someone would spend hours immersed in a virtual…