How a Meditation Habit Can Cure Your FOMO
“Comparison is the thief of joy” — Theodore Roosevelt
FOMO (fear of missing out) has become a common emotional issue as our connectivity through technology has increased. We see photos of our friends or family doing things we couldn’t attend, and we get a feeling of dread. Or it happens in foresight: we hear about an event and can’t stand the thought of not being a part of things. We have to go.
Is it an issue of wanting to stay “relevant” within our community? To feel like we aren’t forgotten? Like we need a reminder that people still care about us? Or is it more about the unknown, and simply needing to be in on the mystery of what that experience could be like? OR maybe it’s a fear of not making that memory — or not being a part of other people’s memories that we care about.
Comparison, the thief that it is
Maybe it’s all of the above, and then some. Cathy Sullivan-Windt, Ph.D, said that
“with FOMO, one’s gaze is set on what others are doing, rather than being fully present where one currently is.”
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