First off, what is FOMO?
FO·MO: fear of missing out.
/ˈfōmō/
noun
anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.
I think at some point in life, we all go through FOMO. We feel like we are missing out on an opportunity, an event, a moment that others are experiencing. Growing up in a strict household, I felt FOMO at a very young age. It was something as simple as coming back home when the rest of the neighborhood kids were still playing outside when the sun went down. Being forced to sit in a room of girls and talk when the boys were in another room playing video games at family functions. Not owning an easy bake oven...LOL. Stupid, yet as a kid, that was important to me.
As I got older my FOMO got worse, especially during middle school and high school.
