In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a global threat to health and social stability were in the headlines of the news agenda. 24/7 news coverage was dominated by reports from collapsing hospitals and closed down cities, grave government officials announcing drastic counter-pandemic measures, shifting predictions for a vaccination timeline, and statistics of infected, hospitalized and deceased in various countries around the globe.COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of our lives. One such effect is doom scrolling or doom surfing.Doom scrolling or Doom surfing is the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening or depressing, a practice researcher found has boomed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a myriad of reasons as to why endlessly looking for bad news feels so strangely fulfilling - a way of feeling in control in a world that feels so out of control all the time, the sense of safety in knowledge or the curiosity of the human mind.Research studies have shown that doom scrolling has negative impact on mental health, triggering and worsening anxiety, stress depression, panic, and rapidly impacting one’s mental and neurological.it has also has impact on physical health, increase in cases of cervical spondylosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, posture related issues and joint arthritis. The habit also isn’t an easy one to break, but thankfully, there are things you can do to quickly replace this toxic habit with once that will and value to your life, and improve your mind set.Generation of awareness and adoption of digital hygiene strategies will contribute towards better affective regulation, mental well-being, healthy use of technology minimize the experience of anxiety, fear apprehension hopelessness and intolerance of uncertainty.