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Some of us know what it is but for those of you who have never heard of the term, FOMO (fear of missing out) is the social anxiety a person may experience when an exciting event is happening but they are not part of it.
When FOMO hits, you can feel distraught and agitated especially if that particular event is trending on a social network or all your friends keep updating their statutes about how much fun they're having at the place you so desperately want to be at.
It was one late afternoon when my cell phone decided to leave the shores of my right hand and take off for a homosexual relationship.
I was clueless to what reaction I should scream for because it had gone already, so I decided to let my inner voice cry for help which didn’t help much, and no the security was not going to turn into the next top athlete for my personal loss in case you ask.
I dragged myself home and survived the evening in my room, wondering about the contents more than the phone itself and I started counting aloud: my pictures, my contacts, my music, my memos, my messages…they will never be repeated and oh, MY PICTURES. The night came and I slept seeing the event like it was still present.
First day without a phone was hell. It was quiet and I was scheduled for a journey. No BBM, I sighed, no Facebook, I was irritated.
No Twitter meant no celeb gossip for the almost five-hour journey, I didn't know how I was going to deal and no email notifications took me back to the world of cash for airtime everyday!
Okay life doesn’t stop because of a black-free-access-berry phone, #sigh.
We somehow have certain events to tell about the loss of technology from our hands. The second we lose our phones from any form of incident, we are on a stand still road.
We have programmed ourselves to the idea that cell phones have taken over the world and without them, we know not of the events occurring behind our backs.
I developed a phobia for fear of missing out and it pained me to know that my week without social networks had frozen. FOMO is thee trending topic and it becomes an irritation when many of us suffer from it.
We are constantly on the go to be in the know and tell a tale to the next person who would have missed out, just because we can.
Missing out on somewhat social “important” issues has wormed its way to make our lives silent. Social networks are the buzz of celebrating life everywhere and when the phobia knocks, many wish to be there.
As the saying goes, “when the cat is away, the mouse comes out to play,” I reckon we must just dedicate a day without instant technology, and get ourselves to run around without FOMO.
However in my head I kept hearing the blackberry sounds as they echoed “cooooome to me, cooooome to me.” Is it even possible to follow my advice?
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When FOMO hits, you can feel distraught and agitated especially if that particular event is trending on a social network or all your friends keep updating their statutes about how much fun they're having at the place you so desperately want to be at.
It was one late afternoon when my cell phone decided to leave the shores of my right hand and take off for a homosexual relationship.
I was clueless to what reaction I should scream for because it had gone already, so I decided to let my inner voice cry for help which didn’t help much, and no the security was not going to turn into the next top athlete for my personal loss in case you ask.
I dragged myself home and survived the evening in my room, wondering about the contents more than the phone itself and I started counting aloud: my pictures, my contacts, my music, my memos, my messages…they will never be repeated and oh, MY PICTURES. The night came and I slept seeing the event like it was still present.
First day without a phone was hell. It was quiet and I was scheduled for a journey. No BBM, I sighed, no Facebook, I was irritated.
No Twitter meant no celeb gossip for the almost five-hour journey, I didn't know how I was going to deal and no email notifications took me back to the world of cash for airtime everyday!
Okay life doesn’t stop because of a black-free-access-berry phone, #sigh.
We somehow have certain events to tell about the loss of technology from our hands. The second we lose our phones from any form of incident, we are on a stand still road.
We have programmed ourselves to the idea that cell phones have taken over the world and without them, we know not of the events occurring behind our backs.
I developed a phobia for fear of missing out and it pained me to know that my week without social networks had frozen. FOMO is thee trending topic and it becomes an irritation when many of us suffer from it.
We are constantly on the go to be in the know and tell a tale to the next person who would have missed out, just because we can.
Missing out on somewhat social “important” issues has wormed its way to make our lives silent. Social networks are the buzz of celebrating life everywhere and when the phobia knocks, many wish to be there.
As the saying goes, “when the cat is away, the mouse comes out to play,” I reckon we must just dedicate a day without instant technology, and get ourselves to run around without FOMO.
However in my head I kept hearing the blackberry sounds as they echoed “cooooome to me, cooooome to me.” Is it even possible to follow my advice?
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