If you don't look directly at it, it isn't fully real yet.
When something gets too heavy, you find something else to look at. Not forever — just for now. You scroll until you're numb. You hang out more than usual. You binge three seasons of something. You say you'll deal with it tomorrow and tomorrow keeps moving. The thing is, avoidance isn't weakness — it's a deeply instinctive form of self-protection, and sometimes you genuinely need the buffer before you can face something. The problem is the buffer has no end date. The Eye sees the open tab. The one you keep minimizing.
Get your read — free on iPhoneyou scroll, you distract, you say 'i'll deal with it later.' the tab is still open. you know which one.