Understanding Doomscrolling And How To Overcome Its Habits

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JAKARTA Doomscrolling is a habit that almost everyone has. This habit arises because technology continues to develop and cellphones become inseparable technology.

The term Masabscrolling appears to describe people who find it difficult to escape from their cellphones. When faced with this dangerous habit, users will find it difficult to stop scrolling the screen because they are too busy opening social media.

This habit is concerning, it even needs to be overcome from a medical perspective because it can interfere with mental health. Before magnscrolling becomes difficult to handle independently, you have to set screen boundaries to overcome these habits.

Set Screen Limits Seriously

The first thing to do is set screen boundaries. Currently, all mobile phones have the ability to limit app access or even cell phones by a few hours. That way, users can overcome their habits.

Unfortunately, screen boundaries are often underestimated. When receiving a warning, users tend to ignore the warning. If this cannot be overcome, you may have to use a more serious method such as utilizing Family Link.

Google provides Family Link restriction apps to control children's habits in playing social media. This feature is actually useful to anyone as long as someone wants to be controlled using the app and its devices.

You can ask your parents or relatives to control the duration of application usage and how many times your phone can be used. This method will interfere with your habits, but on the bright side, your sleep hours and mental health can be more regular.