FOMO<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nFOBO (Fear of Better Options):<\/strong> Fearing that you are missing out on potentially better opportunities..<\/p>\n\n\n\nMOMO (Mystery of Missing Out): <\/strong>Fearing that you are missing out and not clearly knowing what you’re missing out on.<\/p>\n\n\n\nROMO:<\/strong> (Reality of Missing Out): Knowing that you aren’t missing out on anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFOJI (Fear of Joining In):<\/strong> The fear of sharing things on social media and not generating any response.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJOMO (Joy of Missing Out):<\/strong> This is the opposite of FOMO and refers to feeling good about missing out. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSuggestions for challenging frequent experiences of FOMO: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nUnderstand and name what experiencing FOMO is for you.<\/strong> You can use these inquiries to explore:What particular feelings do you associate with experiencing FOMO? (For example sadness or anxiety)<\/li> What do you think and feel you are missing out on? Go deeper than the event itself. Missing out on dinner with friends might mean to someone that they are missing out on strengthening friendships and fear getting left out in future or forgotten about.\u00a0<\/li> Why is this experience important to you?\u00a0 What meaning are you giving it?<\/li> What do you want to experience instead of FOMO?\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li> Identify your triggers for FOMO<\/strong>. For example, on social media, it may be helpful to remove people or limit contact with those who impact your experience of FOMO.<\/li>Consider that what you see on social media is a snippet of someone\u2019s experience<\/strong> (and very possibly filtered and edited to convey a particular message). We\u2019re not seeing what\u2019s happening outside the frame of an image, or privy to the vast complexity of anyone\u2019s experience of a moment.\u00a0<\/li>Utilise mindfulness and\/or meditation techniques to focus on the present moment and increase contentment within.<\/strong> JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) is considered the antidote to FOMO and comes about from being present and content with where you are in life.\u00a0<\/li>Focus on what you are grateful for.<\/strong> With frequent practice, experiencing gratitude can become a natural aspect of your daily life.\u00a0<\/li>Confide in trusted friends<\/strong> and loved ones about your feelings.<\/li>Write your emotions<\/strong> in a journal, perhaps as a daily practice.<\/li>See a therapist to explore thoughts<\/strong>, feelings and beliefs for clarity, insight and changing behaviour.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We may be well acquainted with the concept of FOMO, which stands for the \u201cfeeling of missing out\u201d; whether we notice it in ourselves or in others. Whilst social media usage has accelerated interest and research into the impact of FOMO, it has been around far earlier than social media platforms. FOMO highlights our human…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Missing out on FOMO - The Social Element USA<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n