Free Doomscroll Assessment

Discover the Doomscroll Trigger Pattern Pulling You Back In

Pinpoint the emotions, moments, and phone cues behind your compulsive scrolling, so coaching starts with the loop that actually keeps you stuck.

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Your phone takes more of your day than you realize and your sleep pays for it.

Most adults who overuse their phone already know it. The problem is not awareness. Repeated short sessions add up to hours of cumulative use before you notice the cost to your focus and routines. The scroll often starts when you are stressed, bored, or avoiding something difficult, and the content you land on can leave you more anxious than when you picked up the phone. At night, one intended check can stretch past midnight and leave your sleep worse the next morning. You are not lazy or lacking willpower. You are stuck in a loop where the emotional trigger and the scrolling aftermath feed each other, and content blockers cannot coach you through it.

Knowing you scroll too much does not change the habit. What changes it is understanding which specific trigger starts your loop, what need the scroll is trying to meet, and which moments in your day leave you most vulnerable. A structured assessment surfaces that pattern so coaching can focus on the one loop that matters most to you.

Nearly 0 in 10
Smartphone users who say they use their phone too much
Saad L. 2022. Americans Have Close but Wary Bond With Their Smartphone. Gallup.
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Median daily smartphone application time among US adults
Winbush A, McDuff D, Hernandez J, Barakat A, Jiang A, et al. 2025. Smartphone use in a large US adult population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122(43): e2427311122.
0% higher
Prevalence of poor sleep quality linked to screen use before bed
Zhong C, Masters M, Donzella SM, Diver WR, Patel AV. 2025. Electronic Screen Use and Sleep Duration and Timing in Adults. JAMA Network Open 8(3): e252493.

From first scroll to first session in three moves.

You answer 21 questions about when, why, and how you scroll, and Doomscroll Coach maps your answers to one of nine scroll archetypes so your first coaching session starts with the exact trigger pattern keeping you stuck.

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Take the assessment

Answer 21 questions about your scrolling habits, triggers, and the moments when your phone pulls you in. The assessment is short because every question maps to a specific coaching insight.

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Reveal your scroll archetype

Your answers produce a primary scroll archetype that names your specific loop, whether it is stress-driven checking, bedtime autopilot, boredom filling, or another pattern. You see the pattern clearly before any coaching begins.

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Unlock AI coaching

Your first AI coaching session is built around your archetype. It walks you through the trigger cycle, gives you one specific practice for your pattern, and helps you plan a different response for the next time the urge hits.

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A personalized map beats a generic rule every time.

Knowing you scroll too much does not change the habit. What changes it is understanding which specific trigger starts your loop, what need the scroll is trying to meet, and which moments in your day leave you most vulnerable. A structured assessment surfaces that pattern so coaching can focus on the one loop that matters most to you.

Self-reported overuse

Nearly 6 in 10

Most smartphone users already sense they spend too much time on their phone. That awareness alone rarely fixes the habit. The assessment asks about your specific scrolling moments so coaching can target the triggers you cannot see on your own.

Saad L. 2022. Americans Have Close but Wary Bond With Their Smartphone. Gallup.
Daily app time

364 min/day

The median adult spends over six hours a day in phone apps, and most of that time happens in short bursts that stack up without a conscious decision. The assessment maps how your sessions accumulate so coaching can interrupt the pattern at the right point.

Winbush A, McDuff D, Hernandez J, Barakat A, Jiang A, et al. 2025. Smartphone use in a large US adult population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122(43): e2427311122.
Sleep impact

33% higher

Screen use before bed is linked to a significantly higher prevalence of poor sleep quality. The assessment explores when and why you reach for your phone at night so coaching can address the specific bedtime pattern keeping you awake.

Zhong C, Masters M, Donzella SM, Diver WR, Patel AV. 2025. Electronic Screen Use and Sleep Duration and Timing in Adults. JAMA Network Open 8(3): e252493.

Your pattern is already there. Which one is yours?

Each profile names how the problem shows up for you, then connects your answers to the path that fits best.

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Bedtime Scroller

You pick up your phone for one video in bed and wake up three hours later with worse sleep than when you lay down.

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Anxious Checker

You open your phone every time anxiety spikes, scrolling through feeds looking for something to calm you down but finding more to worry about.

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Boredom Filler

You grab your phone the moment nothing demands your attention, scrolling to avoid the quiet moments that might ask you to think or feel something.

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Task Avoider

You scroll when a difficult task is sitting right in front of you, using your phone as a way to delay the work that would actually move your day forward.

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Headline Chaser

You scroll through news feeds drawn to the most alarming stories, reading every update because staying informed feels urgent even when it leaves you more anxious.

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Social Comparator

You scroll through other people's posts measuring your life against theirs, scrolling to find proof that you are doing well but mostly finding reasons you are behind.

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Autopilot Scroller

You pick up your phone and start scrolling without deciding to, moving through feeds on muscle memory while your actual intentions disappear.

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Stress Absorber

You scroll when stress builds up, using your phone to numb the pressure instead of addressing what is actually causing it.

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Relapse Scroller

You delete a scrolling app in frustration and reinstall it within days, cycling between control and surrender because the habit keeps pulling you back.

Discover Yours

Which profile matches you?

21 questions reveal your Doomscroll Coach profile. Free, takes about 3 minutes, no signup required.

Real patterns, real shifts.

"I always thought I was just bad at self-control. The assessment showed me I am chasing headlines when I feel anxious about things I cannot control. Seeing that connection for the first time made it so much easier to catch myself in the moment."

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Marcus T.
Headline Chaser profile

"After a hard day I would just disappear into my phone for hours. Doomscroll Coach showed me I was using the scroll to avoid processing stress. Now I recognize the pattern before I even pick up the phone."

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Priya K.
Stress Absorber profile

"I kept reinstalling social media apps every time I deleted them. The assessment revealed my anxious checking pattern and the first coaching session gave me a specific move for that exact moment of urge. I have not reinstalled in six weeks."

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Jordan W.
Anxious Checker profile

App blockers remove the door. Doomscroll Coach removes the reason you keep walking through it.

App blockers

Hide distracting apps from your home screen
Set time limits you can override with one tap
Block specific sites during certain hours
Remove the symptom without addressing the cause
Work until the willpower runs out
Leave the underlying trigger completely untouched

Doomscroll Coach

Identifies the specific trigger starting your scroll loop
Matches you to one of nine scroll archetypes
Gives you a coaching session built around your pattern
Teaches a replacement response for the moment of urge
Builds awareness that lasts after the session ends
Generates three new sessions when you finish each set

Common questions.

Screen time limits tell you to stop scrolling. Doomscroll Coach tells you why you started. The assessment identifies your specific trigger and archetype, and the coaching sessions give you a replacement behavior for the exact moment the urge hits. Limits address the symptom. This addresses the cause.
No. The assessment maps your scrolling patterns to one of nine behavioral archetypes. It is a coaching tool, not a clinical diagnostic. It helps you understand your habit loop so coaching can focus on the pattern that matters most to you.
You get a clear explanation of your scroll pattern and then start your first AI coaching session. That session walks you through the trigger cycle specific to your archetype and gives you one practice to try. When you finish a set of sessions, three new ones are generated for you.
App blockers rely on willpower and restriction. They do not teach you what to do instead when the urge arrives. Doomscroll Coach gives you awareness of your specific trigger and a coached response for that moment. The goal is not to white-knuckle your way past the urge but to understand it well enough to respond differently.
Most sessions take a few minutes. The assessment itself is 21 questions and takes about three minutes. Coaching sessions are designed to be short enough to complete in a single sitting so you can fit them into the moments when you would otherwise be scrolling.
Yes. Your assessment answers and coaching sessions are used only to personalize your experience. Doomscroll Coach does not sell your data or share it with advertisers. Your scrolling patterns stay between you and your coaching sessions.

Coaching that fits your budget and your schedule.

Start free with your assessment and archetype result. Choose a plan that gives you ongoing coaching sessions matched to your scroll pattern.

Weekly
$10.50 /week
Billed weekly

Try a full week of coaching sessions for the cost of a coffee.

Quarterly
$3.08 /week
$39.99/quarter. $3.08/week

The best value. Three months of coaching to build habits that outlast the plan.

Your scroll pattern is already running. Find out which one.

Answer 21 questions. Discover which of 9 scroll archetypes matches your loop. Start your first coaching session free and see what changes when coaching targets the trigger, not just the screen time.

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Processing your responses
Mapping symptom patterns
Cross-referencing archetype markers
Identifying your unique profile
Calculating personalized insights
Do you reach for your phone within minutes of waking up or lying down?
Have you tried deleting or blocking an app only to reinstall or find a workaround within a few days?
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Your responses have been analyzed against 9 profile patterns. Here's your result.
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