These questions are intended as extensions from “Question #2: What is my intention?” method in the book. They lead from a place where you have already done the work in the earlier part of the chapter yet your intention behind social media use is “I want to forget,” or "still remains a mystery". This is a sign of intention displacement (see chart location E4 for adjacents effects), in other words you are acting automatically without a direction (lack of agency revealed.) Each deeper questions is designed with a follow-up question to help you regain your agency while in the social media Redzone.
For complete context and detailed instructions refer to Chapter 8, Method “Self-Questioning” in the main book. Since this is an addendum these questions might not be applicable to your specific case if you did not arrive here from the earlier part of the Self-Questioning method. The first question is the continuation from the spot in the book.
Follow-Up: What is my desired outcome from scolling right now?
Follow-Up: Am I searching for something specific?
Follow-Up: Have I set and memorized a strong DOC?
Follow-Up: What am I losing?
Follow-Up: Am I “giving away” my attention because I’m not receiving attention to fill a specific need?
Intellectually (need for competence)/Obsessed with comments (need for relatedness)/Doomscrolling (need for autonomy)?
Follow-Up: How can I pull away? What method from the book can I use here?
Follow-Ups: Is this constant judgment making me feel bad? Am I projecting a fault of my own?
Follow-Up: Is my feed or influencers enhancing my shame or grief?
Are we in a shared emotional state or contagion?
Follow-Up: What needs to get done?
Follow-Up: Am I “giving away” my attention (mindless surfing, doomscrolling)?
Intellectually/Self-esteem/Porn?
Follow-Ups: Am I suffering from some heartbreak? Am I caught up in events outside of me? Am I thinking thoughts supporting or enhancing my life despite the events outside of me?
Follow-Up: What can I add to my life that helps me meet this unmet need?
Follow-Up: Is this feeling the best for my DOC and future self?
Follow-Up: Can the answers to this be set into my DOC moving forward?