“If you want to avoid feeling FOBO, you have to separate what you want from what you do to try to get it,” McGinnis said.

“FOBO is a serious problem that can inflict far more damage than FOMO,” McGinnis noted. “Unlike FOMO, which is largely an internal struggle that mostly hurts you, the costs of FOBO aren’t just borne ...

Faith Hill has FOMO. In fact, she labels it "chronic FOMO" in her essay. This "fear of missing out" results in a jam-packed social schedule in her late 20s because Hill finds it so hard to say no to ...