Doomscrolling and Mental Health: What You’re Actually Doing When You Can’t Stop Scrolling
Doomscrolling is what happens when your brain asks for five minutes of relaxation and your phone serves up anxiety, outrage, bad news and 47 strangers fighting in the comments. Here’s how doomscrolling affects mental health, sleep, focus and anxiety, and how to finally stop scrolling before your thumb files for overtime.