It is a syndrome that affects more and more people in recent years. The Fear of missing out (FoMO) or fear of missing something on social networks (or on the Web), is a recent social phenomenon that has emerged with the "digitization" of our daily lives. It is a psychological dependence, a kind of social anxiety characterized by the anxiety of missing important information or an event allowing to interact socially.
First appearing in hyperconnected thirties, the FoMO now also affects the youngest who are constantly afraid of missing a message, photo or video shared on social networks. Most do not support being deprived of their mobile phone (nomophobia) or quite simply, being deprived of connection.
Today, more and more people are experiencing this feeling of dependence, which can turn into real mental suffering. If you too are addicted to social networks and are anxious about missing out on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, your testimony interests us. You can testify by filling out the form below. Your stories will be used to write an article as part of a new series called “Cassés Net”. Thank you in advance.
- Sickness
- By the Web
- Internet
- Teenager
- Addiction
- Social media