CLINICAL SCREENING TOOL · RECOVERLIFE COUNSELLING

Measure the Hidden Stress Between Your

Screen and Your Nervous System

If scrolling leaves you feeling tense, unfocused, or wired late at night, it is not a lack of willpower.

Modern algorithms are engineered to engage your survival reflexes.

Take 60 seconds to complete the 7-item baseline assessment below.

It evaluates how feed exposure is interacting with your autonomic nervous system,

muscle tension, and evening rest patterns.

Clinical Note: Your responses are processed locally in real time. No login is required, your data remains confidential, and you will receive your objective dysregulation score immediately upon selecting your ratings.

Digital Dysregulation Assessment (DS-7)

Please rate how frequently you experienced each statement over the past 14 days.

Never Sometimes Often Almost
Always
Q1 I scroll through news or social media feeds despite feeling physical tension (jaw clenching, tight shoulders).
Q2 I check feeds late at night in bed, delaying my sleep schedule.
Q3 I feel anxious, irritable, or hypervigilant after closing my social media applications.
Q4 I struggle to stop reading negative news even when I recognize it is upsetting me.
Q5 I notice shallow breathing or holding my breath while checking notifications or scrolling.
Q6 I feel compelled to check updates repeatedly to resolve feelings of uncertainty or unpredictability.
Q7 I feel controlled by my digital feeds rather than in control of my digital environment.
YOUR ASSESSMENT SCORE: 0 / 28
What does your score mean?

What Your Baseline Score Indicates

Your score reflects physiological friction, not personal failure.

When you spend time inside predictive feeds, your body frequently reacts before your conscious mind can intervene:

To restore calm, you do not need to isolate yourself from technology or delete your apps. You simply need to retrain the feedback loop between your nervous system and your device.

  • The Somatic Loop: Shallow breathing, elevated shoulders, and jaw clenching occur when the brain treats continuous notifications as unpredictable micro-threats.

  • The Circadian Delay: Algorithmic engagement stimulates dopamine loops that actively suppress melatonin release, keeping your body in an alert state long after you set the phone down.

  • The Detox Trap: Generic advice to "just put the phone down" or set screen-time limits rarely works because it ignores the autonomic conditioning keeping you hooked.

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