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Doomscrolling may carry lasting mental health effects
Original: Hidden doom of doomscrolling includes potentially lasting mental health effects
Health researchers are warning that doomscrolling — compulsively scrolling through negative news — may lead to potentially lasting effects on mental health. Experts link the habit to heightened anxiety, stress and poor sleep, and advise setting time limits on news consumption, avoiding screens before bed, and balancing negative headlines with positive or offline activities to protect wellbeing.
Why now: Renewed concern over the mental health toll of constant negative news consumption
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