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    Why Doomscrolling Feels So Draining – And How I Stopped Without Quitting Social Media

    February 27, 2026 /

    At one point, opening Instagram was muscle memory. Flick. Scroll. Double tap. A few reels. Some stories. And yet I would close the app with a strange aftertaste - I had consumed a lot. But I couldn’t recall anything...

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