News got you down? Counsellors explain why doom scrolling is so easy — and how to limit it – CBC

‘We are not meant to process the weight of the world on a constant basis,’ says Kamloops counsellor

Jun 30, 2025

Western Canada glaciers melting twice as fast as in previous decade, research says; Nigerian judge convicts man of sextorting B.C. teen who died by suicide; Overdose deaths tick up to 165 in April: B.C. Coroners Service; Her husband died after a lung transplant. Now she has to sell her home to pay the bills; Gaza health authorities say Israel kills 44 waiting for aid as war’s death toll passes 56,000.

Those are just a few of the news headlines from various outlets earlier this week — and they certainly don’t paint the brightest picture of this world.

And it’s headlines like those that have led to an uptick in anxiety around global events, according to Kamloops, B.C.-based counsellor Kaci-Ann Phillips.

News got you down? Counsellors explain why doom scrolling is so easy — and how to limit it – CBC

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