How Bad Is Your Doomscrolling?
Discover if your news consumption habits have become compulsive. Answer 16 questions to reveal your doomscrolling score. Takes 2-3 minutes!
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About This Test
What It Measures
This test measures problematic doomscrolling - compulsive consumption of negative news and distressing content on social media and news feeds. It evaluates automaticity (checking without realizing), time distortion (losing hours to scrolling), compulsion (difficulty disengaging), anxiety (panic while scrolling), and impact on functioning (sleep disruption, mental dwelling). This is distinct from healthy news consumption.
How It Works
You'll respond to 16 statements about news consumption habits - checking first thing in morning, losing time to negative content, feeling unable to stop, staying up late reading bad news, experiencing anxiety while scrolling, and mentally dwelling afterward. Your score places you on a spectrum from healthy consumer (boundaried) to doom-trapped (severe compulsive consumption). Based on problematic media use research.
When to Use This Test
Take this test if you feel addicted to checking the news, if you can't stop scrolling through disasters, if your mood tanks after media consumption, if you lose hours to doom-filled feeds, if you check news compulsively during crises, or if you're trying to understand why you can't disengage. High scores indicate need for digital boundaries, notification management, and possibly therapy for anxiety.