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Jumpscares you back to reality when you get stuck doom-scrolling YouTube Shorts. Configurable delay and scare style. Stop scrolling YouTube Shorts without even trying - Antiscroll Jumpscare breaks the habit with a sudden, unskippable jumpscare instead of another blocker you have to remember to turn on. It works on aversive conditioning, the same principle behind habit-reversal therapy: pair an unwanted automatic behavior with a startling, unpleasant stimulus until your brain starts avoiding it on its own. Infinite-scroll feeds run on variable-ratio rewards — the same mechanism slot machines use, and exactly why doomscrolling feels impossible to stop. This extension hijacks that same unpredictability and points it the other way. After a random, un-guessable delay, it slams the screen with a jumpscare — flashing visuals, a loud sting, screen distortion — and can close the tab outright. No pattern to learn, so you can't brace for it and keep scrolling anyway. Features: • Random delay window before the scare, so it can't be anticipated • Auto-mutes and optionally closes the tab after the scare, forcing a clean break • Per-platform toggle — YouTube Shorts today, more short-form feeds planned • Runs entirely locally — no tracking, no data collection Antiscroll Jumpscare isn't trying to make Shorts less fun. It's trying to make endless scrolling stop feeling free - retraining the habit one startle at a time instead of just blocking the site.