As a reminder, the fear of missing out is the psychological phenomenon where a person has extreme anxiety whenever they’re doing something — watching TV or a movie, eating dinner out, hanging out with friends — that there may be something better they’re not doing. It was brought on by the always-on access to social networks like Facebook, where a person is encouraged to constantly update their status.
And update we do! Our “news feeds” on Facebook and other social networks are full of what others in our life are doing. So is it any surprise that all of that apparent activity is causing some of us to be stressed out and anxious?