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.

1. Do You Know Me?

2. 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!

3. “Why Do You Do This To Yourself?”

4. The Symptoms
✦ Information Gathering
✦ Overbooking
✦ Superman Syndrome
✦ Stress / Exhaustion
✦ Hangovers

5. My Diagnosis

6. Social Media Takes Me to Stage 3 FOMO
✦ Blogs
✦ Twitter
✦ Facebook
✦ Podcasts
✦ Access to people’s Google
Calendars!!!

7. FOMO - Food/Drinks
✦ Restaurant FOMO
✦ Ordering FOMO
✦ This reminds me of...
FOMO

8. FOMO - People
✦ Networking FOMO
✦ Never Eat Alone FOMO
✦ Do You Know? FOMO

9. FOMO -Tech
✦ Do You Use? FOMO
✦ Did You Get a Beta?
FOMO

10. FOMO Scheduling
✦ NEVER RESCHEDULE
ON SOMEONE WITH
FOMO

11. FOMO - Expenses
✦ Restaurants
✦ Bar tabs
✦ Entertaining
✦ Celebratory gifts
✦ Apology gifts
✦ Outfits/accessories

12. FOMO Lingo
✦ My Fave Abbrevs
✦ Totes
✦ Presh
✦ Awks
✦ Hilar
✦ Perfs

13. FOMO Likes
✦ Holiday Season
✦ Texting
✦ Red Bull (with or without
vodka)
✦ Foursquare
✦ Tapas / Happy Hours

14. FOMO Dislikes
✦ Private events (Unless I’m
on the list)
✦ Power Outages
✦ The Gym
✦ Major Holidays
✦ Voicemail

15. The FOMO Widow

16. The FOMO Toolkit

17. FOMO Mobile Tech

18. Other FOMO Necessities
✦ MILK
✦ Sunglasses
✦ Reading materials
✦ Flats

19. The Irony of FOMO
✦ Where is Everyone?
✦ Am I Missing Out?

20. FOMO Sufferers Unite!!
✦ Facebook Page
✦ Other FOMO Suffers
✦ @Cheeky_Geeky
✦ @PinkLineProject
✦ Nuture vs. Nature?
✦ Join Me!!!!