![]() It’s hard to quiet your mind when it repeats everything you looked at while you were doomscrolling for hours on end. Plus, you’re more efficient and focused when your internal batteries are fully charged, though it can feel nearly impossible to actually take the time to recharge right now. You’re seeing new ways in which you can help. It helps pull you from that doomscrolling loop so that when you return to social media, you’re looking at everything as a whole. I’ve come to the realization that taking a break, even if it’s for just 10 minutes, is necessary. I’ve spent more time on social media in 2020 than any year prior, and I’ve spent the most time on social media these last few weeks. It feels trivial compared to everything you’re looking at online, and you don’t want to be selfish when there’s still so much to do. You may feel conflicted at the idea of taking a break from social media to drink some water, get something to eat, maybe take some aspirin if you have a headache. It’s hard to realize you’ve fallen into that loop of “doomscrolling” where all you’re looking at is heartbreaking and painful content for hours on end. Or you’re watching back-to-back videos of police brutality. Somehow, these positive interactions turn into sessions where you’re doing nothing but reading stories from families who’ve lost loved ones to COVID. Donating to good causes, signing petitions, and sharing videos to raise awareness. You want to keep going, participating as much as you possibly can in any way that you can. You start checking social media, engaging with posts, and lending support wherever you can whether it’s for COVID-19 earlier in the year, or the Black Lives Matter movement happening right now. It’s a term that describes something I and many others have been doing not only the past few weeks, but 2020 as a whole. I came across a term on social media the other day that really stuck with me.
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