Psychologist explains America’s raging obsession with 'Doomsday scenarios'

The term "doomscrolling" describes internet users going out of their way to find bad news online. According to psychiatrists and psychologists at Harvard University, the practice is bad for one's mental health . But it's also widespread, with everyone from liberal and progressive bloggers to…

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Psychologist explains America’s raging obsession with 'Doomsday scenarios'

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