I Suffer From... FOMO (Ignite DC 6)

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What is FOMO? It is a rare but serious social disorder that stands for Fear Of Missing Out. What is the worst thing a person with FOMO can hear? "You should've been there!"I will share all of the intimate details of my experience with the disorder from symptoms (overbooking!), diagnosis (I have what?!), consequences ($$$), enablers (friends), support systems (family), and more.

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Do You Know Me?

FOMO Defined

✦ FOMO discomfort - Something is going on and I’m missing it!!!

✦ FOMO Motto - You can always retake a class, but you can’t relive a party.

✦ FOMO fear - You should’ve been there!

“Why Do You Do This To Yourself?”

The Symptoms

✦ Information Gathering

✦ Overbooking

✦ Superman Syndrome

✦ Stress / Exhaustion

✦ Hangovers

My Diagnosis

Social Media Takes Me to Stage 3 FOMO

✦ Blogs

✦ Twitter

✦ Facebook

✦ Podcasts

✦ Access to people’s Google Calendars!!!

FOMO - Food/Drinks

✦ Restaurant FOMO

✦ Ordering FOMO

✦ This reminds me of... FOMO

FOMO - People

✦ Networking FOMO

✦ Never Eat Alone FOMO

✦ Do You Know? FOMO

FOMO -Tech

✦ Do You Use? FOMO

✦ Did You Get a Beta? FOMO

FOMO Scheduling

✦ NEVER RESCHEDULE ON SOMEONE WITH FOMO

FOMO - Expenses✦ Restaurants

✦ Bar tabs

✦ Entertaining

✦ Celebratory gifts

✦ Apology gifts

✦ Outfits/accessories

FOMO Lingo✦ My Fave Abbrevs

✦ Totes

✦ Presh

✦ Awks

✦ Hilar

✦ Perfs

FOMO Likes

✦ Holiday Season

✦ Texting

✦ Red Bull (with or without vodka)

✦ Foursquare

✦ Tapas / Happy Hours

FOMO Dislikes

✦ Private events (Unless I’m on the list)

✦ Power Outages

✦ The Gym

✦ Major Holidays

✦ Voicemail

The FOMO Widow

The FOMO Toolkit

FOMO Mobile Tech

Other FOMO Necessities

✦ MILK

✦ Sunglasses

✦ Reading materials

✦ Flats

The Irony of FOMO

✦ Where is Everyone?

✦ Am I Missing Out?

FOMO Sufferers Unite!!

✦ Facebook Page

✦ Other FOMO Suffers

✦ @Cheeky_Geeky

✦ @PinkLineProject

✦ Nuture vs. Nature?

✦ Join Me!!!!