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Guides to stop doomscrolling and take back your attention

Honest, practical writing on doomscrolling, screen time, and digital wellbeing — from the team building Scroll Reroute.

Doomscrolling and Anxiety: Why You Do It and How to Stop

Doomscrolling and anxiety feed each other in a loop. The honest psychology behind it, and practical ways to break free.

Why the feed hits harder with ADHD, and seven fixes that move the work out of the moment where willpower fails.

Opal runs about $100/yr. Six honest alternatives — cheaper blockers, free friction apps, and one very different approach.

One Sec is a genuinely good friction app — but not the right fix for everyone. Six honest alternatives, and how to tell if you need one.

It’s not a willpower problem. The real psychology behind the pull — variable rewards, negative-affect spirals, and what actually helps.

A blocker takes the feed away but not the itch behind it. Seven apps built to give that itch somewhere better to go.

Trackers, blockers, friction apps, family controls, and replacement apps — ranked by category so you match the tool to how you actually struggle.

Nine practical, research-backed ways to break the habit — including the one most guides skip: replacing the scroll instead of just blocking it.

An honest comparison of blockers, friction apps, and replacement apps — so you can pick the one that fits how you actually fail.