Are you familiar with that strange feeling when everything seems fine, but it feels like something more important, interesting, and exciting is happening somewhere else? It's not just simple curiosity, but an invisible mechanism that makes us constantly look around and check: "Did I miss anything?". This is how the fear of missing out, or FOMO, works.

Psychologist Zoya Sitnikova (photo provided by Zoya Sitnikova)
Psychologist Zoya Sitnikova (photo provided by Zoya Sitnikova)

Together with psychologist and CBT therapist Zoya Sitnykova, LIGA.net explains:

  • what is FOMO and why do we so often feel like we are "missing out" even when everything is fine in our lives;
  • how social media fuels FOMO;
  • how FOMO differs from ordinary curiosity about other people's lives;
  • what are the first signs that FOMO is starting to control our decisions and emotions;
  • can FOMO have a positive side;
  • how to tame your FOMO and whether JOMO can help with that.
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What is FOMO and why do we so often feel like we're "missing out," even when everything is fine in our lives?

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