'Doomscrolling’ bad news can trigger life-wrecking 'burnout' - but Daily Star is cure

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Medics say endlessly doomscrolling’ bad news online could trigger potentially life-wrecking worry burnout’ - and your fun-packed Daily Star could be the cure.

Experts say obsessing on an excessive amount of negative news’ can trigger stress, anxiety, depression, distress, fear, sleepless nights and a reduced appetite impairing the ability to perform everyday tasks.Untreated it can cause burnout’ when someone feels overwhelmed and worn out by worry’ and victims could end up in rehab.

Medics say the condition is more prevalent than ever’ with Brits blitzed with nightmare news about the pandemic, cost-of-living crisis and war in Ukraine.

Martin Preston, founder and chief executive of the private Delamere clinic in the north-west, said worry burnout’ can damage relationships, careers and day-to-day life.Doomscrolling is spending an excessive amount of time scrolling through news sites and social media absorbing negative news,’’ he said.This condition is more prevalent than ever.Doomscrolling can have a negative impact on an individual's mental health, often triggering and worsening feelings of anxiety, stress, depression, fear and feelings of distress.For some, there is an added risk that too much time spent focusing on these weighted problems can even cause worry burnout’."Worrying is a normal part of human life, but during the unprecedented times of the pandemic, people have been exposed to worry burnout’ when a person feels overwhelmed and worn out by worry."Constant worrying can take a toll on your emotional and physical health, weighing negatively on your day-to-day life, relationships, career and other aspects.’’Mr Preston said to combat the condition sufferers should meditate, share and write down their worries, stay.