Do you suffer from FOMO"
This "fear of missing out""
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Do you suffer from FOMO"
This “fear of missing out”"

I suspect we all do from time to time but some more than others. FOMO to my way of thinking is a dangerous place to be – a little from time to time can probably help us lift our game and do better with friends and family. Too much FOMO means something negative is going on inside, sapping the self-confidence and making us feel less than good about ourselves.

Today, with social media it is almost impossible not to feel left out.
We have only to scroll through Instagram for 30 seconds or check our Facebook page to find a host of desirable shots that can make us feel in some ways dissatisfied. Yes, we are old enough to know better and the feeling may be fleeting but nevertheless, it’s real. The FOMO comes in when we dwell on what we can’t do, don’t have or may have been excluded from. It is not a thinking reaction but an emotional reaction.
FOMO isn’t something I want to have in my life and I studiously try and avoid it.
This feeling of exclusion is something we all experience and it is something we can reduce if we accept it exists. There is nothing abnormal or wrong about the occasional bout of FOMO. I don’t believe we can change progress or deny the world we live in but...