Doomscrolling
Continuously consuming upsetting, alarming, or negative online content despite feeling worse.
“I stayed awake doomscrolling through bad news.”
The term often describes repetitive news and social-media consumption during stressful events.
It became widely used around 2020, combining doom with scrolling.
doom scroll
The verb or spaced noun form.
doomscroll
A compact verb spelling.
negative-news spiral
A plain-language description of the behavior.
What does Doomscrolling mean?
Continuously consuming upsetting, alarming, or negative online content despite feeling worse.
How is Doomscrolling used?
The term often describes repetitive news and social-media consumption during stressful events.
Where did Doomscrolling come from?
It became widely used around 2020, combining doom with scrolling.