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The Stages of Having FOMO in College

The struggle is real.

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The Stages of Having FOMO in College
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Are you one of those people that gets super upset when you miss out on anything? Well, you may have FOMO, or fear of missing out. In college it’s not hard to experience FOMO every once in a while. You just love doing everything and anything, so hen you have to miss out on something it's the worst possible thing in your mind. Whether you’re sick, have to work, or have so much work to do you could cry – FOMO will hit you hard in college.


1. Denial

You’re in denial about the commitments you already made, and are considering breaking them just so you don’t have to miss out on the shenanigans that your friends are about to get in to.

2. Angst

You hear everyone having an awesome time getting ready, and talking about what they’re going to do once they go out.

3. Unproductiveness

All you can think about is how you you’re probably going to be missing out on the best night of your life.

4. Sadness

Your friends have left, and you’re just sitting on the couch. Alone.

5. Regret

You start seeing the Snapchats and Instagrams of everyone out having an awesome time, and instantly regret your decision to stay in.

6. Anger

Fed up with everything, and wishing you weren’t at home.

7. Lonelieness

You’re so upset that even Netflix can’t fill the lonely void in your heart.

8. Hunger

You start to eat everything in your apartment because you have nothing else to do.

9. Bored

Bored and lonely, you wait for your friends to come back just to hear everything that you missed out on. Yet, they only left twenty minutes ago.

10. Restlessness

It’s late, you have ran out of things to distract you, and all you want is your friends to come home and keep you company.

11. Acceptance

You finally accept the fact that it's fine that you're not out with everyone because you're the life of the party anyway.

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