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What Exactly Is Doomscrolling

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This information is also available on my  YouTube Channel  at:  https://youtu.be/vzk2Kr2lvlE If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on  my  Podcast  at:  https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/norbert-gostischa/episodes/What-Exactly-Is-Doomscrolling-e370727 📱Doomscrolling - The 21st-century habit that keeps your thumb busy and your brain buzzing with dread. Doomscrolling sounds like a sci-fi gadget or a metal band’s latest album, but it’s neither. It’s the very real, very modern habit of endlessly scrolling through negative or distressing news and social media content — even though you know it’s making you feel worse. We all recognize the pattern - You pick up your phone to “just check the news” before bed. An hour later, you’re six articles deep on disasters halfway across the world, reading a dozen hot takes on political scandals, and staring at some terrifying graph about climate change. You finally put the phone down, but instead...