Hi Neighbor!
“Doomscrolling”.
This new emerging term describes the practice of endlessly consuming doom-and-gloom news. According to Urban Dictionary, Doomscrolling is defined as “Obsessively reading social media posts about how utterly ‘doomed’ we are.” (Well, they didn’t actually use the word “doomed”, they were a bit more blunt in their definition. 😉 )
How many of us start our day first thing in the morning opening up our phones or computers ready to scroll the day’s news, HOPING to find some glimmer of positivity but instead end up in a quicksand pit of connected links proclaiming utter doom and gloom? Then, (just because it felt so good when we did it in the morning), we decide to end our day the same way. We lie down in bed and think: “I’m just going to QUICKLY check if I missed any good news today. Wouldn’t it be nice to fall asleep with something positive? Let me just take a really quick peek.” 2 hours later… “Oh lord. Fine. Just forget it. There clearly is no good news. We’re all going down, the world is a mess, we’re doomed!”
And THAT is how we nod off to sleep. Just to wake up in the morning and do the same routine all over again. Rinse and repeat!
I am clearly making light of what is actually a very real struggle for many of us. “Doomscrolling” is slowly eroding our mental health. (ut oh…more bad news 🙂 )
Hang in there everyone, things will turn around one of these days. Until then… no more Doomscrolling!
Staying Positive!
Laura
Laura~
View moreI enjoyed your article very much. It’s taken me a while, but I finally I had my “Ah ha ” moment. I realized I don’t HAVE to turn on the news. I’ve been washing my hands since I was a kid, so I’ve got that down pat, I know I need to wear a mask if I want to be able to enter into any establishment and even if I forget there’s a reminder at the door, and I’m quite happy staying in my own
Laura~
View lessI enjoyed your article very much. It’s taken me a while, but I finally I had my “Ah ha ” moment. I realized I don’t HAVE to turn on the news. I’ve been washing my hands since I was a kid, so I’ve got that down pat, I know I need to wear a mask if I want to be able to enter into any establishment and even if I forget there’s a reminder at the door, and I’m quite happy staying in my own private Idaho.
I nod off happily reading my favorite read and wake up happy because my calendar is not filled with appointments. So Wala!! I am happily living my best Covid life and am thankful for the many little things in life that I was too busy to notice before! Covid life has taught me to SIMPLIFY, and that’s a good thing!
Good Morning Elisa! I sure like your attitude! 🙂 I couldn’t agree more — no one is MAKING us look at the news each morning and night — we have the info for good hygiene (as you said — from way back when!), we know to stay 6 ft apart, wear a mask – what else is there to know at this point? The silver lining to this pandemic is learning how to be in the NOW and how to appreciate the little
View moreGood Morning Elisa! I sure like your attitude! 🙂 I couldn’t agree more — no one is MAKING us look at the news each morning and night — we have the info for good hygiene (as you said — from way back when!), we know to stay 6 ft apart, wear a mask – what else is there to know at this point? The silver lining to this pandemic is learning how to be in the NOW and how to appreciate the little things – you seem to have nailed that!
View lessKeep up the positive attitude and enjoy that private Idaho!
Be Well,
Laura