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Ever heard that your friends<\/strong> are going out<\/strong> only to be filled with sudden anxiety <\/strong>because you can\u2019t join them? In fact, you get anxious all the time<\/strong> about things other people do that you\u2019re not doing too. You fear missing out.<\/p>\n

You have what\u2019s popularly been called FOMO, or the fear of missing out<\/strong>. If you\u2019re not sure what this looks like, you can find these common real-world examples <\/strong>in your own life (or the lives of those around you).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Considering these examples, it\u2019s also clear how FOMO impacts life negatively.<\/strong> But, there is hope, and this article will explain how to get over <\/strong>each FOMO MOMO (aka fear of missing out moment).\u00a0<\/p>\n

What is the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)?<\/h2>\n

The fear of missing out is a real condition<\/strong> of social anxiety that some of us suffer from each day. At its worst, you become anxious when something is happening and you\u2019re not a part of it. <\/p>\n

That \u201csomething\u201d can be anything from feeling anxious<\/strong> because your neighbor has bought a new car (and you can\u2019t afford one) to hearing your friends are going on a weekend trip (while you have to stay home).<\/p>\n

When you have FOMO, you become obsessed with the lives of others<\/strong> and events that don\u2019t involve you. These events are outside of your control<\/strong>, but you end up thinking about the event or the things you\u2019re not a part of, and you feel insecure<\/strong>, threatened, and like you\u2019ve lost out on a massive chance. <\/p>\n

You experience a real sense of lack, which triggers a primal fear.<\/p>\n

Even if your friends say that they will take you with them for the next fishing trip, it\u2019s not this<\/em> fishing trip, right? Therefore, you feel anxious, neglected, and not good enough. <\/p>\n

Worse still, you may even procrastinate about future trips<\/strong> you are going to miss out on, since you\u2019re not \u201cgood enough\u201d to go on this<\/em> trip. And your mind will continue running off with \u201cwhat ifs\u201d that can drive you crazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ironically, your mind is running in circles over something that\u2019s not even true.<\/strong> You don\u2019t know the what<\/strong>, why, and how<\/strong> of everything. <\/p>\n

Seeing images of your neighbor having a holiday in Baha may look amazing on social media, making you anxious that you\u2019ll never get a holiday; but, did you know they were sea-sick for most of the cruise or that your neighbor saw his wife cheat on him with the seaman?<\/p>\n

What you fear missing out on is the <\/strong>idea<\/strong><\/em> of something<\/strong>. It\u2019s about your fear that you won\u2019t have enough and it all boils down to a very primitive instinct of resource guarding.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The caveman or cavewoman in you is sitting there feeling very envious of the neighboring clan\u2019s painted tents, and fears your tents won\u2019t be as nice and won\u2019t keep you as warm in the winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you let it, the fear of missing out can escalate into sheer nightmare terror, and eventually, you become nasty, attacking<\/strong> what you believe you lack<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

So you pick fights with your friends, since they didn\u2019t invite you to go fishing (even though they knew you weren\u2019t available) or slander your neighbors out of jealousy of their holiday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Your psychosis deepens, <\/strong>and it becomes a real \u201cloony town\u201d of fallacious beliefs, and FOMO becomes a habit you need to break<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What Causes FOMO?<\/h3>\n

FOMO is a relatively new concept in psychology <\/strong>(coined in 1996 by Dr. Dan Herman<\/a>), and with the rapid rise in social media usage and the internet, it\u2019s definitely worsened. We are surrounded by perfect imagery<\/strong> of people who \u201chave it all,\u201d<\/strong> which leads to us fearing we don\u2019t have enough<\/strong> (and we won\u2019t ever have enough).\u00a0<\/p>\n

That fear makes you say yes<\/strong> to dates with guys you shouldn\u2019t (and wouldn\u2019t normally) touch with a barge pole, while it can also make you agree to attend parties or social gatherings even when you know you don\u2019t want to and have other plans. <\/p>\n

In extreme cases, you may spend money<\/strong> you don\u2019t have on things you don\u2019t want because others have those things.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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