doomscroll
Consume endless negativity
Doomscrolling is compulsively consuming negative news or social media content, typically on a phone, despite the anxiety it causes.
The term emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic when people found themselves unable to stop scrolling through upsetting headlines: I stayed up until 3 a.m. doomscrolling.
The noun doomscroll refers to such a session.
Article titles in newspapers
- feedSupply with sustenance
- timelineOrdered display of events
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
viral · algorithm · clickbait · outrage · disaster · crisis · tragedy · pandemic
Microblogging social network
- RedditSocial news aggregator
- TikTokShort-form video service
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- FacebookDominant social media platform
timeline · feed · algorithm · trending · notifications · engagement · app · phone
Intense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- worryTroubled mental state
panic · distress · overwhelm · agitation · restlessness · cortisol · spiraling · catastrophizing
Excessive indulgence in excess
- urgeStrong inner drive
- habitSettled regular tendency
- impulseSudden urge to act
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
obsession · craving · fixation · automaticity · endless · mindless · autopilot · loop
Total absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
fatalism · bleakness · melancholy · dejection · numbness · apathy · burnout · exhaustion
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- feedSupply with sustenance
- timelineOrdered display of events
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
trending · viral · algorithm · clickbait · outrage · disaster · crisis · tragedy · pandemic · war
Microblogging social network
Facebook · timeline · feed · algorithm · trending · notifications · engagement · app · phone · late-night
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
worry · panic · distress · overwhelm · agitation · restlessness · cortisol · spiraling · catastrophizing · hypervigilance
binging
Excessive indulgence in excess
addiction · obsession · craving · fixation · automaticity · endless · mindless · autopilot · loop · cycle
despair
Total absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
nihilism · fatalism · bleakness · melancholy · dejection · numbness · apathy · burnout · exhaustion · fatigue
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- internet culturememes, meme, trolling, influencers, content creators
- internet slangomg, yolo, hashtag, yeet, sus
- political buzzwordswoke, wokeness, virtue signaling, virtue signal, dog whistle
- viral contentviral, go viral, going viral, viral content, virality
doomscrolldigital detox
Period avoiding electronic devices
unplugging · unplug · touch grass · log off · disconnect
doomscrollself-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
meditation · relaxation · unwinding · decompressing · stress relief