Hi MN,
As my username suggests, I usually just browse here, taking an interest in the many topics shared and discussed. I find comfort in reading your interactions, and as a new mum, it has helped me untangle a lot of internal conflicts. So, thank you all.
I recently deleted my X app because I found myself obsessively scrolling, trying to keep up with what’s happening in the real world. Each time, I ended up feeling extremely miserable and worried about the future of my son. I believe this is what people call “doom scrolling.”
Hopefully, this is the right place to contribute or ask a question. My question to MN is this: Does the world suddenly seem like an incredibly awful place-like we’re on the brink of extinction or some kind of hellish transition-because I’m a new mum and that’s just how you feel when you’re new to motherhood? Or is there something more to it? Does anyone else doom scroll and feel this way after using X?