Doomscrolling, Light Dimming, and the Personal Energy Cost of Consuming Media
Yes, the world’s a lot. No, you don’t have to carry it all.
Let’s talk about something subtle but real: How our light—our presence, clarity, and groundedness—gets chipped away not just by what we do… but by what we absorb. Especially through the seemingly harmless habit of scrolling.
You know the feeling. You pick up your phone for a "quick check," and the next thing you know, you’re 47 swipes deep into collapse threads, collective panic, or a carousel of spiritual influencers fighting over who’s the most ethical.
You put your phone down and suddenly you’re foggy. Frayed. Disconnected from yourself.
That’s not a coincidence. That’s energy.
Before I deleted my Twitter account, my handle was actually @JessieDoomscroll—a cheeky, too-accurate nod to what I was doing on that platform: mainlining fear content, sprinkled with moral outrage and burnout disguised as urgency.
And even though I walked away from that version of my feed, the energetic pull didn’t stop. It still finds its way in—through forwarded links, shared screenshots, even the passive hum of the collective.
This current—of fear, collapse, spiritual performance, and psychic leakage—is always there. And if you’re naturally gifted, highly sensitive, or someone who supports others professionally… your system is especially susceptible.
You can curate. You can block, mute, filter. And still—something sticks. Because the platforms are designed that way.
They don’t just deliver content. They deliver charge. And unless you’re checking in with your own field regularly, it’s easy to mistake that charge for your own energy.
Here’s the nuance: I’m not anti-social media. I use it. I connect there. I’ve met some of the best people I know through these platforms.
But I’ve also watched some of the brightest, clearest people I know begin to lose their spark and light… Not because they’re doing anything wrong. But because they’re full of noise they never asked for.
Here’s where it gets especially tricky for you - the sensitive peeps, the naturally gifted ones who are intuitive, high-functioning, and often hermit-ish by nature. You feel what others don’t say. You sense things before they’re named. You often absorb long before you process.
And while your sensitivity is a gift, it also makes you a magnet for energetic clutter—especially dark, low-level buildup that comes from endless exposure to emotional content you didn’t choose to engage with.
It’s not dramatic. It’s cumulative. And it doesn’t just drain your nervous system—it clouds your clarity and hijacks your natural rhythm.
We also need to name what’s happening in spiritual spaces online
Unsolicited energetic reads
Spiritual boundary-crossing in the name of "truth-telling"
Memes that feel more like psychic daggers than invitations
When someone projects into your field through a post, a voice note, or a too-sharp message—you feel it. And if you’re not actively clearing that buildup, it stays with you.
Oftentimes what’s dimming your light… isn’t yours.
So what do we do? We get conscious of our input. We slow down. We stop calling burnout a mindset issue when it’s really dark, energetic overload.
We create space to come back to ourselves. To feel what’s ours. To clear what’s not.
Your field doesn’t need more content. It needs clarity.
So if you’ve been feeling off lately—foggy, buzzy, low-level agitated, like you can’t quite find yourself again—here’s your invitation:
Pause. Breathe. You’re not broken. You’re just full of energy that isn’t yours.
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