Are You Suffering From Social Media FOMO? [INFOGRAPHIC]

FOMO, or the Fear Of Missing Out, is a psychological addiction where the fear of missing out on something (or somebody) more interesting, exciting or better than what you’re doing becomes all-consuming. It’s why some people always want to move on to the next party, simply because it might be better than this one.

This condition is prevalent in social media, too – a recent study showed that 40 percent of 13-67 year-olds said that social media had increased their fear of missing out.

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