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6 Stages Of Fomo

FOMO: even more contagious than Hand Foot and Mouth Disease.

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FOMO. Pronounced foe-moe. Stands for "fear of missing out." A disease that plagues our generation. Urban dictionary describes it as "the fear that if you miss a party or event you will miss out on something great." Without further ado, I give you the six stages of FOMO.

1. You're having a night in.

Whether this is due to not feeling so hot from the night before, or having a huge paper due at the end of the week, you decided to draw a line. A nice night of Netflix will do you some good, right?

2. The group message starts blowing up.

Plans are being formed faster than your GPA can drop and you're scared to send in that doom filled text.

3. You start to see Snapchats of your friends getting ready and find strength in your friends who aren't going out.

The symptoms of fomo begin to affect you, but you're holding strong. Netflix is way better...right ? You start texting around, trying to make sure you aren't the only person staying in.

4. Your best friend FaceTimes you from the pregame.

Through the tiny screen, you're able to see all of the fun everyone is having. This is the truest test of whether fomo will conquer your "night in." If you can withstand the urge at this stage, your hopes of having a relaxing night in will come true.

5. You throw together an outfit and slap on some make-up.

Fomo has won and you have 20 minutes to make it to the pregame. No time to be wasted.


6. Legendary memories are made.

Walking into the pregame resembles something like a family reunion, and immediately you know the right decision was made. A night is had.

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