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I feel an urge to seek bad news on social media, more and more often
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I lose track of time when I read bad news on social mediaa
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I constantly refresh my newsfeeds to see if something bad happened
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I stay up late at night trying to find more negative news
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Reading negative news on social media is more of a habit now
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When I am online, I feel tense as if something bad is going to happen soon
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I constantly feel panicked while scrolling on my device
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I unconsciously check my newsfeeds for bad news
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Even if my newsfeed says I am all caught up, I just keep scrolling for negative news
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I find myself continuously browsing negative news
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I check social media in the morning to see what bad things have happened
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I feel like I am addicted to negative news
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My social media searches probably make my newsfeeds more negative
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I am terrified by what I see on social media but I cannot look away
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It's difficult to stop reading negative news on social media