{"id":329,"date":"2025-04-27T00:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/?p=329"},"modified":"2025-04-27T00:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:46:23","slug":"the-dangers-posed-by-a-lack-of-nature-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/2025\/04\/27\/the-dangers-posed-by-a-lack-of-nature-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How Doomscrolling is Hurting You"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t

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Neighborhood Out & About<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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How Doomscrolling is Hurting You\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A psychological look on doomscrolling and ways to combat the consequences\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Do you ever feel stressed because you want to be the healthiest version of yourself, yet you can\u2019t seem to exercise regularly or get adequate rest?<\/span><\/p>
Do you ever feel guilty when throwing your gum wrapper on the side of the road, knowing that you are essentially littering?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>
Do you ever feel uncomfortable after spending the whole entire day inside doomscrolling, even though you promised yourself that you would spend some time in nature?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0 This is a phenomenon called cognitive dissonance\u2013 when a person\u2019s behavior and beliefs do not complement each other or when they hold two contradictory beliefs (Medical News Today). The ramifications of this activity run deep, causing tension and discomfort until it is resolved. Many people develop an avoidance mindset as a way to not face the consequences of this dilemma, self-sabotaging themselves further.<\/p>
Don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s not our place to judge. Everyone has moments where they need to give in and rest, but anything is harmful in excess\u2013 especially cognitive dissonance. The discomfort, guilt, and stress that you feel when you are stuck between two options have both mental and physical consequences\u2013 negative self-esteem, anxiety, and even chronic headaches.<\/p>
If we\u2019re being specific here, let\u2019s take a look at the third example mentioned. Unfortunately, doomscrolling has become the norm, making it even harder than normal to get outside of the house and interact with both the community around you as well as the physical environment. We all make promises to ourselves\u2013 \u201cI\u2019ll change next week\u201d- or justify it in our heads\u2013 \u201cI deserve a break\u201d.<\/p>
But the sad truth is, doomscrolling is not helping you in any way. It is slowly causing the deterioration of your dopamine sensors and causing you to feel demotivated.
However, at Neighborhood Out About, we realize that getting out of this funk is extremely hard. Trust me, we\u2019ve been there<\/em>. In fact, it is one of the reasons we decided to spread our mission.<\/p>
Being a part of the OutAbout team is simple: on the first Sunday of every month, host a gathering for your neighbors. This could be anything from a simple walk in the park, a picnic, or even a community project that can be used to improve a shared space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>
We choose the first Sunday of every month because it is low maintenance and allows you to build a tradition and routine. Slowly, but surely, this can help you get out of the funk that causes you to self sabotage yourself through the cycle of persistent cognitive dissonance. We are here to help\u2013 after all, community is the backbone of society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>
The process of getting started is simple: fill out our Kickstarter Inquiry Form<\/a> <\/span><\/p>
O<\/span>r email <\/span>fiona@outabout.org<\/span><\/a> for additional support and information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Do you ever feel stressed because you want to be the healthiest version of yourself, yet you can\u2019t seem to exercise regularly or get adequate rest?<\/p>\n
Do you ever feel guilty when throwing your gum wrapper on the side of the road, knowing that you are essentially littering?\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outabout.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}