
What Is Doomscrolling? Why It's So Hard to Stop
Doomscrolling is scrolling long past the point it helps you. Here's why endless feeds make stopping so hard, the signs to watch for, and how to break the loop.
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Doomscrolling isn't really about any one platform — it's what any endless feed turns into once you've been in it long past the point where any of it is helping. These guides cover why it happens, the signs you've crossed from an ordinary scroll into one that's hard to leave, and the strategies that make stopping the easy option instead of something you have to force. If you're not sure doomscrolling is even the right name for what you're doing, start with what it actually is before you try to stop it.
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Doomscrolling is scrolling long past the point it helps you. Here's why endless feeds make stopping so hard, the signs to watch for, and how to break the loop.

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