The 1 Trick Gen Z Is Using To Escape Doomscrolling, By A Psychologist

According to a report from Payless Power, 64% of Americans describe themselves as doomscrollers, 43% doomscroll daily and Gen Z is the most likely to do so, with 81% identifying themselves as doomscrollers.

Social media algorithms are programmed to make you scroll as long as possible, and one of the best hooks is a threat to your well-being. You tap on an app and begin scrolling nearly out of habit. You look at one reel on a bad thing that has happened, and suddenly one video becomes two, and you end up scrolling for hours.

All of a sudden, you’ve ingested copious amounts of disturbing news, and rather than feeling informed, you are filled with dread at the general state of the world and all the things that can go wrong.