EPISODE 14: HOW TO OVERCOME FOMO

The official definition of FOMO is:
“a feeling of anxiety or insecurity over the possibility of missing out on something, such as an event or an opportunity”

But I don’t need to tell you what the definition is, you have all experienced how it feels when your friends are on social media doing something and you aren’t. Missing out on all those jokes, adventures, parties, life events and plans.

Basically, the feeling of exclusion.

I’m sure we have all experienced the gnawing anxiety of FOMO as it ruins our once happy mood with envy, sadness and a sense of lack, right?

Comparison is the thief of joy and as we compare our lives to those on social media - even though we cannot be compared because our lives are so beautifully different - FOMO kills happiness.

So what can we do to overcome it?
Here are a few tips and techniques to get you started...