Is Doomscrolling Here For Good?

Is Doomscrolling Here For Good?

For alignment, Mr AI defines Doomscrolling as that 'ACT OF SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME CONSUMING NEGATIVE NEWS OR OTHER CONTENT ONLINE'.  And WHAT happens next?  Those feelings of anxiety, envy, sadness, and even insecurity, self-pity OR anger, amongst others.  BUT Is Doomscrolling Here For Good?  Me thinks that [that] vicious cycle will be here for good UNLESS we break it off!@#$%?

Before being accused of being 'judgmental', I'll take my case as an example.  First off, how much time do I spend browsing the internet everyday?  I'll admit I churn out a huge amount of time.  Next question, HOW DO I SPEND THAT BROWSING time?  It's true my attention gets caught with breaking news like the recent resignation of the Japan Prime Minister, that hurried escape to Russia of the former Syrian Dictator Bashar Al-Assad.  YES, I'm even literally tracking the TOTAL TRANSFORMATION of Syria's current leader Ahmed al-Sharaa [from a notorious Islamic radical to a revered statesman NOW]💥💥💥

SO?  How different is my browsing then [someone might challenge me]?  I would browse for POSITIVE breaking news, to witness the unfolding of new POSITIVE chapters across the world.  LIKE although I'm NOT a Malaysian, everyday, I do 'skim read' [on a daily basis] at least its 3 major Malaysian news portals, namely nst.com.my, thestar.com.my and malaymail.com primarily to follow Malaysian domestic updates like every overseas trip of its Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim [like these past days he visited UK then is now attending the Davos World Economic Forum].  WHAT else am I following?  That American 'RENNAISANCE' when President Donald Trump swore [again] as its President and in his maiden speech as President, he vociferously declared that 'PROTECTING AMERICA' is his #1 priority💚💛💜

Of course I have to admit that part of my browsing includes my eagerness to hear updates from England's royal family [a few days back, I confided to my cousin's British hubby that my interest to hear and read 'anything' about England's royal family is driven by the fact that [even as a non-British], I am hoping that Prince William and Prince Harry will, one day, reconcile] because I pity seeing that 'HUGE DIVIDE' between them.  To think they DON'T have any other sibling.  And I CAN'T stop commiserating with families having just 2 siblings and YET, having a 'HUGE DIVIDE'  between such 2 siblings [because I am firm believed in the FAMILY being the basic structure and foundation we should have in life]❗❗❗

So, is there a DOOMSCROLLING BREAKTHROUGH for us?  YES dude, let's NOT give up.  Sharing this from Medium.com: A bad habit is difficult to remove WHEN we DON'T have something to replace it [makes sense?]  LIKE if I have been scrolling for hours WHEN I'm in my leisure time OR if I DIDN'T know WHAT to do.  If I remove DOOMSCROLLING WHAT do I do in my leisure time?  Trying to avoid doing nothing OR bored in a free time, now I'm stuck with doing nothing because of NOTHING in replace.  QUICK FIX?  Here comes the 'SANDWHICH METHOD' via the BEFORE-REWARD-AFTER, that is:  READ for 1 minute then SCROLL [as much as you want] then end up with reading to close that DOOMSCROLLING loop.  And gradually, increase your READING time BEFORE and AFTER, maybe by very modest increments of 1-2 minutes.  So, IS DOOMSCROLLING HERE FOR GOOD?  Not so dude, if we want to FIX it❗❗❗