It seems that every day a word appears to describe the new behaviors that we have thanks to technology. There is phubbing, what we do when we are with a group of friends, but we ignore them by looking at our cell phones; ghosting, which refers to stop talking to someone on the Internet, not to say disappear completely; and now we have FOMO, a term that describes a negative and more common feeling than you think.

FOMO is the acronym in English of fear of missing out, or "fear of missing something." What does that have to do with social networks? Well, if you ever entered social networks and felt that your friends are having a better time than you, or that they have better things, then you know what it is. It is a destructive feeling, because it does not allow you to enjoy what you have, since you are constantly comparing yourself with the other "perfect lives" you see on Instagram, for example.

The problem with this is that what we show on social networks are small fragments of our lives that make us look good. You will never see the daily life of an influencer and you know that things on the Internet are like that, but the unconscious just makes you feel as if your life is not enough in comparison. And, according to a study, almost 3/4 of young adults have experienced it.

It arises from unhappiness

Comparing our lives with those of others is a bad idea if you want to feel better because we are always going to focus on the things that we lack. We are all different and nobody has what makes us unique, so if you do not feel very good about yourself at this time, we do not recommend you to look for a solution on social networks.

According to the study:

"Those with low levels of satisfaction of the fundamental needs of competence, autonomy and relationship with others are more afraid of being lost from things, as are people who have low levels of humor and satisfaction with their lives."

Besides making us feel worse, it also leads us to check social networks very often. In the end you feel bad with your life so you go on Facebook or Instagram to feel better, but not only has the opposite effect but it makes you a social media addict.

This feeling can have a very negative effect on the mental health of users and end with anxiety or depression. If we stay at home on a Friday night and see that our friends went out partying and having a good time, it is normal to feel a little weird; We are afraid of being lost from all those experiences.

Some negative feelings can serve as a trigger to improve life, but others are useless, and FOMO is one of them. We must get rid of him for our good and it can be difficult, but it is not impossible. Here we show you some of the things you can do to overcome it.