Why Doom Scrolling Is Destroying Your Peace and What to Do Instead
Written by Cedric Bertelli, Somatic Practitioner
Cedric Bertelli is the founder of the Emotional Health Institute and co-creator of the EmRes® methodology, which helps individuals resolve debilitating emotional patterns effectively in just one to three sessions.
Does this sound familiar? “I thought I was just staying informed, but I was actually breaking down. Every evening, I’d scroll through the news, thinking I was being responsible, staying up to date. But after an hour of climate panic, political arguments, and economic forecasts, I wasn’t smarter, I was stressed, irritable, and unable to sleep. The next morning, I’d distract myself with online shopping or a Netflix binge. I called it winding down. It was actually doom coping, and I was stuck in a cycle I didn’t know how to escape. My nervous system was overwhelmed, and I needed a way to reset it.”
The real cost of doom coping
Doom scrolling, doom spending, doom watching, and even doom planning may sound dramatic, but these behaviors are quietly eroding our mental and emotional health.
They are survival responses to stress overload, ways we try to regain control when life feels chaotic. But instead of calming us, they pull us deeper into anxiety, exhaustion, and emotional disconnection.
What’s really at stake isn’t just your screen time. It’s your sleep. Your relationships. Your ability to focus. Your sense of emotional balance.
And you’re not alone.
48% of U.S. adults say scrolling through news raises their stress (Pew Research, 2023).
69% of Gen Z and Millennials admit to stress shopping (VeryWellMind, 2024).
72% of Americans say they’ve used spending to manage stress (Credit Karma, 2023).
We’re not lazy or weak. We’re overwhelmed, and most of us have never learned how to resolve emotional triggers at their root.
EmRes: A reset button for your nervous system
Emotional Resolution (EmRes) is a body-based technique that allows you to naturally resolve emotional stress, without needing to analyze your past, talk it through, or suppress how you feel.
We tend to use popular coping techniques when we get stuck, when everything feels heavier, like breathing, mindfulness, exercise, a glass of wine, or cake. We use these avoidance measures for every conflict, every decision, every relationship that makes us uncomfortable.
But once we start resolving emotional stress with EmRes, something remarkable happens:
Communication gets easier.
Boundaries feel more natural.
We sleep better, think clearer, and overreact less.
We become more present, in our work, in our relationships, and in our own skin.
EmRes coaches see clients go from paralyzed by anxiety to calm and focused in just a few sessions. Not because life changed, but because their emotional responses did.
Clients will say, “I didn’t realize how much I was avoiding until it wasn’t there anymore.”
That’s the power of EmRes. It doesn’t just manage symptoms. It clears the emotional debris that blocks growth, peace, and connection.
You don’t have to stay stuck
If you’ve been stuck in doom scrolling, stress shopping, or any other pattern that keeps you disconnected and depleted, this is your invitation to try something different.
You don’t have to tough it out.
You don’t need more willpower.
You need a path that actually works.
EmRes helps your body do what it already knows how to do: resolve, recalibrate, and return to calm.
So the next time you feel the urge to scroll or spend, ask yourself:
“What if this feeling doesn’t need to be fixed but felt and resolved instead?”
Your peace is closer than you think. Emotional Resolution® is the way.
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Cedric Bertelli, Somatic Practitioner
Originally from France, Cedric Bertelli is the founder of the Emotional Health Institute, operating in the USA, France, and Japan. Cedric co-developed Emotional Resolution® (EmRes®), a groundbreaking somatic method for resolving debilitating emotional patterns. Cedric blends practical expertise with influences from neuroscience and philosophy. He trains coaches, therapists, and other professionals in the EmRes® methodology, empowering them to help clients achieve lasting emotional well-being.
