Its a social anxiety and is characterized by – a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing. FOMO is also defined as a “fear of regret”.
The feeling of relatedness or connectedness with others is a legitimate psychological need that influences people’s psychological health, With the advent of technology, people’s social and communicative experiences have been expanded from face-to-face to online. On one hand, modern technologies (e.g., mobile phones, smartphones) and social networking services (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) provide a unique opportunity for people to be socially engaged with a reduced “cost of admission”. On the other hand, mediated communication perpetuates an increased reliance on the Internet.
A psychological dependence to being online could result in anxiety when one feels disconnected, thereby leading to a fear of missing out or even pathological Internet use. As a consequence, FOMO is perceived to have negative influences on people’s psychological health and well-being because it could contribute to people’s negative mood and depressed feelings.
Excess of everything is bad.
अति सर्वत्र वर्जयेत् ।।
Chanaky / चाणक्य
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