Do you ever feel FOMO (fear of missing out) about things?

[Still-alive]

I'm sure you know what i mean, you're on social media and maybe see a friend or relative doing something fun. they have posted pictures all over about it and when you see them you wonder 'wait why didn't i get an invite?'

Or it might be something attempting to get you to buy something and do the whole 'if you don't get this here and now its gone forever!'

Stuff like that. ever feel that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out

Yes i feel FOMO often

Only sometimes

Rarely

No i don't feel FOMO

[Apulu_backagain]

I struggle with FOMO so so much, it makes every choice difficult from me. I can't choose between cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup in restaurant because of this because what if one is better than other. This may or may not be a reason why I suddenly became overweight.

And it has affected my life and choices in strong ways. Like in Indian education system, after 10th grade you're supposed to choose between 3 streams - Science, Commerce and Arts.

I was sure that I wanted to choose Arts from 9th grade. And it was like that until I was infront of the application form for 11th and 12th grade and the councellor and my parents were staring hard at my fingers to see which stream I chose. I ended up choosing science. Because it has 'more options' and 'wider scope' and I'll miss up opportunities if I choose arts.

Thankfully I ended up liking science stream. However in middle of 11th grade I switched Biology for Economics which is slightly for Artsy and keeps me sane.

And I recall another incident when in one economics class and guy just randomly told that a BSc Econometrics or BSc Data Science degree is way more valuable with more high paying career opportunities than BA Economics.

Me, who was then deciding to study BA Economics, came and changed my subject choices to Econometrics or at least BSc Economics with Statistics. You know, the maths side of economics.

But then I discovered double degree courses like Philosophy, Politics and Economics or Psychology, philosophy and Economics that too in BSc degree and my love for studying topics which give me existential crisis won over my FOMO so I ended up applying to subjects related to that - however I still made sure they're BSc courses. I only applied to BA Philosophy and Economics in one university but that university is one of the top 10 universities in world so the prestige covers up.

[Still-alive]

Yeah i understand it can be particularly hard with education and career choices. definitely an issue i had like 'what if what i choose i end up hating?' that kind of thing. well eventually i settled into something i do enjoy but there's still times i wonder if there's something else i could be doing career wise thats more fulfilling than this.

i get you.

[Apulu_backagain]

I know right, nowadays I kind of regret choosing science stream cuz choosing Arts or Commerce with Core Maths or even Applied Maths would have been sufficient considering my chosen courses. And not choosing science would have given me way more opportunities to enhance my CV with more extra curriculars, I had to sacrifice my hobbies just to study physics and chemistry. And I'll probably end up with scores lower than what I could have scored in Arts.

And it's so weird you need to have it all figured out before colleges, like how am I supposed to know what I like without even trying it? I mean there are so many options that I am either passionate about or are highly rewarding, I can't possibly know all about it just by a tag like 'Entrepreneur' or 'Engineer' or 'Musician'. What if I end up doing something I enjoy but am not able to pay rent or end up being rich but have no time for myself?

It's like you just need to grab something random out of the shelf and convince yourself that you like for the rest of your lifetime.

[butterly248]

Extremely. I can never go to nightclubs or raves because of my photosensitive epilepsy. I also don't like loud music a lot and have bad social anxiety. The social anxiety has made the most mundane tasks a challenge 🙃

[melanieeeB]

Nope, I know what I want and I don't need to be included in everything and also I can stay by myself and be happy with that.
If i really want to do something, I will do it and I will even do it by myself but yeah. I'm also not really interested those trends or whatever, so yeah no

[OneViewpoint]

I don’t live my life at half speed. If there is something I want to do I do it. If there is a thing I want, I acquire it. If there is someone I want to get to know, I’ll start a conversation.

[MemeSupreme]

in high school bc i had to work and miss out on stuff

now idc

[beefcakebradybatson]

I'm trying to miss fat broads, but they're all over !!!

[MisterWack]

Yes, I FOMO.

[queenofcardio]

Only sometimes

[DrPepper12]

Yes... And then I wise up, cancel & stay home.

[princesskhya3]

Yes I get FOMO pretty often

[jazzy34]

Sometimes.

[LiamJHayden]

No...