{"id":356360,"date":"2021-10-21T19:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-doomscrolling\/"},"modified":"2021-10-21T19:00:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:00:41","slug":"what-is-doomscrolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-doomscrolling\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Doomscrolling?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a277b6427eed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a277b6427eed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-doomscrolling\/#A_Perfect_Storm_of_Bad_Habits\" >A Perfect Storm of Bad Habits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-doomscrolling\/#The_Origins_of_Doomscrolling\" >The Origins of Doomscrolling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-doomscrolling\/#Why_Do_We_Doomscroll\" >Why Do We Doomscroll?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-doomscrolling\/#How_to_Stop_Doomscrolling\" >How to Stop Doomscrolling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is Doomscrolling?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-761774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/doomscrolling.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/doomscrolling.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/doomscrolling.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Person scrolling on a phone.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">chainarong06 \/ Shutterstock.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The internet is a great place\u2014until it\u2019s not. You can fall into a pit of depressing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and \u201chot takes.\u201d Yet many people have a tendency to come back for more. That\u2019s where \u201cdoomscrolling\u201d or \u201cdoomsurfing\u201d comes in.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Perfect_Storm_of_Bad_Habits\"><\/span>A Perfect Storm of Bad Habits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have seen the term \u201cdoomscrolling\u201d thrown around the internet. Essentially, doomscrolling is repeatedly doing something even though you know it has a negative effect on yourself. It\u2019s bad for us, but we can\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, when people talk about doomscrolling, they\u2019re referring to the habit of spending a lot of time looking at negative news headlines online. We know it\u2019s not a good use of our time, but we keep doing it anyway. There\u2019s a level of addiction involved.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cscrolling\u201d or \u201csurfing\u201d part of the term is directly related to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s and the internet. For example, when something bad is happening in the world, you may scroll through <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> to read reactions. This bombardment of negativity and our tendency to keep returning to it is \u201cdoomscrolling\u201d in a nutshell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is a &#8220;Hot Take,&#8221; and Where Did the Phrase Come From?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Origins_of_Doomscrolling\"><\/span>The Origins of Doomscrolling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We don\u2019t know exactly when the term \u201cdoomscrolling\u201d first popped up. People <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly agree it originated on Twitter, most likely around 2018 and 2019. However, the act of doomscrolling has been around for a long time\u2014even if we didn\u2019t have a name for it.<\/p>\n<p>The term really shot into the social consciousness in early 2020 as people clamored for news about the pandemic. That news was almost always grim, but people couldn\u2019t look away. Even when it wasn\u2019t helpful and you didn\u2019t really <em>want<\/em> to know all the bad things going on, it was irresistible.<\/p>\n<p>Elections are another time when people have a tendency to doomscroll. These times can be very stressful. It feels like a lot is on the line and even if you may be scared to find out what\u2019s going on, you feel the need to know. It\u2019s like touching a hot burner on the stove. You know it\u2019s going to hurt and you do it anyway.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_We_Doomscroll\"><\/span>Why Do We Doomscroll?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why do we do this to ourselves? There are a few theories. One explanation is that negative events have a greater impact on our mental well-being than positive ones. Like how one mean comment can stick with us more than a dozen compliments.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a compulsive need to anticipate danger. By doomscrolling, we\u2019re essentially on the lookout for things that may harm us. To a degree, it\u2019s good to be informed, but there is a point where it does more harm than good.<\/p>\n<p>Addiction is another thing at play. Social media\u2014which is where doomscrolling usually takes place\u2014is designed to keep you coming back. By surfacing negative stories more often, it creates a feedback loop that traps you in a vicious cycle.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Stop_Doomscrolling\"><\/span>How to Stop Doomscrolling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Unfollow-a-Facebook-user-to-Mute-them.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Unfollow a Facebook user to Mute them\" width=\"1200\" height=\"553\" data-credittext=\"Khamosh Pathak\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Khamosh Pathak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The best way to stop doomscrolling is to reduce your time on the apps and websites where it happens. If Twitter is becoming a negative part of your life it might be time to uninstall the app. Accessing it through the browser may be enough of a hindrance to reducing your time on it.<\/p>\n<p>Another good idea is to remove negative sources. Maybe you can\u2019t remove Facebook or Twitter from your life, but you can unfollow people and accounts that negatively impact your mental health. Clean up your timelines and you\u2019ll feel a lot better.<\/p>\n<p>The trick is to take notice when you\u2019re doing it. Once you start to recognize when you\u2019re doomscrolling, it will be easier to tell yourself \u201cokay, this is not making me feel good, I need to stop.\u201d You\u2019ll be happier when you do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Mute Someone on Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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