Do you know what it is? If so, avoid it

Even if you haven't heard that term before, it's certainly part of your life. The light coming from the telephone screen gives a scary glow on your face. The thumb “flows” continuously on screen, suddenly a pit of despair is created in your stomach. So you're overwhelmed by negative news.

Although titles in portals and various comments make you feel depressed, it still penetrates them out of curiosity, which explains the term “doomscrolling”.

Each day, we see an endless list of accidents, murders, rapes, and no wonder that this harms mental health.

A study in an American mental - health college during the pandemic found that increased telephone use and anxiety levels in students as they grew in the months of March. And in Russia after a 24,000 survey, the people responded that they spent a lot of time reading news about COVID-19 and spent their days anxious.

So, the conclusion is that “dooms rolling” is quite harmful to mental health. Unlike other things that become harmful when consumed in large amounts, but on the other hand, it gives you pleasure, such as high - calories sweets or foods, “doomzing” does not give any positive effect. How can you stop it?

• When you enter a social media, you have to keep a goal in mind. So it goes towards positive and fun writings.

• Set a time limit. Just as you have specific times during the day to work, exercise or sleep, set a timer for “dooms rolling”. In this way, feed your curiosity about negative news.

• Better than falling prey to this news, contact your friends. This can positively affect the rest of the day.

• You often lack self-awareness. By making “doomscrolling”, the mind loses sight of how it feels, physically or emotionally. You may not realize that you are hungry, or that you have been sitting uncomfortable, or that you feel alone and have lost contact with your family for a while. You need to stay alert. Being attentive means being here and being now. This gives you a chance to get in touch with your body and your emotions, so you'll understand what you really need.