Doomscrolling Is Bad for Your Mental Health — Do Other Things Instead.

Five tips to avoid being overwhelmed by the news.

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It was in June of 2020 that I found myself waking up almost daily at exactly three o’clock in the morning.

I would bolt awake, my heart beating fast, and my thoughts swirling with apocalyptic possibilities. It was the middle of the…