I've come to realize that what I expected "happiness" to feel like is less like rupture or bliss and more like clarity. The former might appear in bursts but the latter seems consistent and cultivatable. If I were to describe it metaphorically, using the weather for example, it'd be windy, rustling leaves, clear day, midafternoon, sunny, warm light, cool air.
The thing with Doom Scrolling, the only way to stop is to basically believe you are not a person who does it, then just stop. Same with everything else, porn, drugs, gambling, anything bad. You just have to stop.
@diablovalleycap if its not a problem then its fine. I have a scrolling addiction that's really affecting my life, so i am just trying to get a handle on it.