I'm not sure why but in the last month or two, something has triggered some really negative emotions inside me and I've been struggling with them since then. As part of that, I've noticed I've been leaning hard into both doom scrolling and pain shopping. Basically I keep reading post after post on here of stuff that relates heavily to some deep emotional trauma. Particularly related to inadequacy and infidelity. I don't even realize I've been doing it sometimes till I'm already in a sour and upset mood.

Does anyone have any tips or recommendations on how to battle back against this impulse? I recognize it's not healthy for me at all but I'm not sure the best way to cope.