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I have heard this term about a month ago, and sounded very interesting also real to me.
I have found some articles about it, thought it may be of your interest as well Minglers. I guess this is happening mostly in between teenagers but still worth having an idea about it - maybe it is helpful!! to have an idea about it as many here have kids. so.. FOMO is the abbreviation of "Fear Of Missing Out" the first letters as you can already see. it is happening in real life too, but lately it is growing out so big in Social media platforms.. "In case you didn’t have enough to worry about, there’s a new mental health syndrome on the horizon with a funky acronym. It’s FOMO: the Fear of Missing Out. Missing out? But on what? On what other people are doing. They’re having exciting experiences that you’re not. They attended the hottest concert in town and you didn’t. Their kids have been accepted into Ivy League schools and yours weren’t. And the beat goes on, and on, and on. FOMO is especially strong for those who are hooked on social media. Why? Because they’re constantly aware of what others are doing. Visit Facebook and you’ll view your friends’ faces with ecstatic smiles. Read their posts and you’ll find gushing descriptions of their awesome adventures. Person after person is having the time of their lives. And you? Well, not so much. Teens with FOMO are highly anxious that “everyone’s” chatting about a FB post and they were the last to know. Or, “everyone’s” hanging out at a party house and they were excluded. Or, “everyone” received a hundred “likes” to their posts; they only received a paltry 22. On social media, everyone’s flaunting what they’re doing, with whom they’re doing it and posts are loaded with exclamation marks!!! With such pressure, it’s no surprise that teens are checking their phone every two minutes to make sure they’re not missing out on anything “important.” Though adults may view the teen version of FOMO as a “kid can of worms,” they often don’t recognize their own version." the rest of the article is in this link: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/10/12/fear-of-missing-out/ also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out and: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-one-lifespan/201510/facebook-and-the-fear-missing-out-fomo |
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SCB27769
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Thu 03/24/16 12:53 AM
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I have heard this term about a month ago, and sounded very interesting also real to me. I have found some articles about it, thought it may be of your interest as well Minglers. I guess this is happening mostly in between teenagers but still worth having an idea about it - maybe it is helpful!! to have an idea about it as many here have kids. so.. FOMO is the abbreviation of "Fear Of Missing Out" the first letters as you can already see. it is happening in real life too, but lately it is growing out so big in Social media platforms.. "In case you didn’t have enough to worry about, there’s a new mental health syndrome on the horizon with a funky acronym. It’s FOMO: the Fear of Missing Out. Missing out? But on what? On what other people are doing. They’re having exciting experiences that you’re not. They attended the hottest concert in town and you didn’t. Their kids have been accepted into Ivy League schools and yours weren’t. And the beat goes on, and on, and on. FOMO is especially strong for those who are hooked on social media. Why? Because they’re constantly aware of what others are doing. Visit Facebook and you’ll view your friends’ faces with ecstatic smiles. Read their posts and you’ll find gushing descriptions of their awesome adventures. Person after person is having the time of their lives. And you? Well, not so much. Teens with FOMO are highly anxious that “everyone’s” chatting about a FB post and they were the last to know. Or, “everyone’s” hanging out at a party house and they were excluded. Or, “everyone” received a hundred “likes” to their posts; they only received a paltry 22. On social media, everyone’s flaunting what they’re doing, with whom they’re doing it and posts are loaded with exclamation marks!!! With such pressure, it’s no surprise that teens are checking their phone every two minutes to make sure they’re not missing out on anything “important.” Though adults may view the teen version of FOMO as a “kid can of worms,” they often don’t recognize their own version." the rest of the article is in this link: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/10/12/fear-of-missing-out/ also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out and: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-one-lifespan/201510/facebook-and-the-fear-missing-out-fomo ...And their friends are getting married and they themselves aren't. And the friends are getting nice jobs and they themselves are not. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know what you're trying to say here. You're trying to tell me I've got this "FOMO" hocus-pocus, mumbo-jumbo. Well let me tell you something... The kids on Facebook, they are suffering from simple envy and the whole "cat poo" mentality of "Hey! Sarah Jane's doing that and I have to do that, too!". Plain as day, I kid not. Now for the grown-ups, the reasons vary depending on who it is that you are referring to. I won't bore everyone with a running list here so I'll give my case. I have these same feelings with one critical exception: IT ISN'T ENVY, IT HAPPENS TO BE THE DIRECTION MY OWN LIFE HAS TAKEN! Not a disease my friend but brutal cold reality. I really want a job. I really want to fall in "love" and get "married". And yes, I do feel like I'm being left behind, like I will be the last to do these things, assuming I'll ever be able to do them at all. Call it "keeping up with the Jones's" or whatever else you think works best. But, it don't change reality, pure and simple. My situation isn't merely a "fear of missing out", I ACTUALLY AM MISSING OUT!! 
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