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Five ways to manage your doomscrolling habit

By Christian van Nieuwerburgh, Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Doomscrolling, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening, or depressing”. For many it’s a habit born of the pandemic – and one that is likely to stay.

Some health experts recommend limiting access to social media to reduce the negative effects of doomscrolling, and popular magazines…

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