DO YOU HAVE FOPO? HERE ARE THE WARNING SIGNS

Do you have FOPO? A psychologist named Michael Gervais came up with the acronym, which means “Fear Of People’s Opinions.” It means you worry too much about what other people think of you. With the rise of social media, more and more people are looking for external validation. FOPO is anything you do to avoid looking dumb in front of other people or anything you do to avoid potential rejection from a group. Here are some of the signs of FOPO:
– Checking your phone to appear important or busy.
– Laughing at a joke you don’t find funny.
– Drinking at a party even when you don’t want to.
– Dealing with ordering anxiety at a restaurant to make sure you don’t hold up the line behind you.
– Staying at your job late because your boss is still there.
– Lying about your age at work in an industry run by younger people.
– Pretending you’ve seen a movie you’ve never seen.
What psychologists want to remind you is, people aren’t paying attention to you nearly as much as you think.
* Well then you have FOBI: Fear Of Being Ignored.
* These symptoms can also lead to Fear Your Anti-Anxiety Drugs Don’t Really Work.
* If you’re looking for external validation of social media, you’re in for a rude awakening.
* (your partner should say) “What? I’m sorry, I was checking my phone.”
* PHONE TOPIC: Have you ever pretended to have seen or heard something just to fit in? How’d that work out for you?