Okay, I don’t want to sound like that arsehole pointing out the positives in what was truly a horrific year for lots of people, but I realised about halfway through the pandemonium that something was noticeably missing from my brain: FOMO. Specifically, the kind of FOMO that comes from comparing what you’re doing to all of the shiny, exciting things that other people seem to be doing.
Oh god yes! And I love the concept of NOMO. I was just telling someone today that I feel more isolated now than I did a year ago because a year ago it seems like everyone was isolating and now I look at my Facebook page and it seems like everybody's on vacation or at concerts or large gatherings and life is happening for them and I'm still stuck at home. I'm on immunosuppressive drugs due to lung disease so I need to act as if I'm not vaccinated even though I am, so I definitely make choices to keep myself safe that don't often line up with everyone else I know. That's really hard and honestly it sucks. I know I'm making the right decision for me, but that doesn't make it any easier.
I’ve been spending some time trying to properly evaluate what I want life to look like, having had everything stripped away. What’s worth adding back in to the mix and what was there pre 2020 that this version of me doesn’t care for anymore?
It’s hard to take that pause when it seems like everyone else is running head first in to every opportunity and every possible instagrammable fun time (FOMO is *rife*), but I hope it’ll be worth it on the other side. Hopefully my life will serve me first rather than my insta grid, we can only hope. 🧡
Everything became infinitely more difficult when everything “opened up” here in the states. I have a constant dissonance ringing in my head-The behavior that I know is right for me- and the behavior of everyone else I see.
I have always suffered from a serious case of FOMO. I know it comes from a scarcity mindset and I am working to rewire. I like the idea of NOMO.
(I also like the idea of staying COVID-free so I don’t know why I struggle so much?)
I feel like I have FOMO at times - definitely miss the days when my feed was filled with people baking and things. I am pregnant and have two young kids and so I am still feeling very not ready to bring them out into the world where they could potentially get sick. Mostly I feel annoyed that people don't seem to get why I, fully vaccinated, am still taking so many precautions (it's like we forgot kids exist i guess?). So it's more like FOMO mixed with being annoyed at people basically acting like we're done with the pandemic when it still is very much affecting our world.
I totally feel this way. I hear other people are doing this and doing that and I'm like did we miss something here? Aren't we still in a pandemic? I'm confused. But then I feel like I might be being too scared or cautious. It's a terrible feeling.
Oh god yes! And I love the concept of NOMO. I was just telling someone today that I feel more isolated now than I did a year ago because a year ago it seems like everyone was isolating and now I look at my Facebook page and it seems like everybody's on vacation or at concerts or large gatherings and life is happening for them and I'm still stuck at home. I'm on immunosuppressive drugs due to lung disease so I need to act as if I'm not vaccinated even though I am, so I definitely make choices to keep myself safe that don't often line up with everyone else I know. That's really hard and honestly it sucks. I know I'm making the right decision for me, but that doesn't make it any easier.
I’ve been spending some time trying to properly evaluate what I want life to look like, having had everything stripped away. What’s worth adding back in to the mix and what was there pre 2020 that this version of me doesn’t care for anymore?
It’s hard to take that pause when it seems like everyone else is running head first in to every opportunity and every possible instagrammable fun time (FOMO is *rife*), but I hope it’ll be worth it on the other side. Hopefully my life will serve me first rather than my insta grid, we can only hope. 🧡
Everything became infinitely more difficult when everything “opened up” here in the states. I have a constant dissonance ringing in my head-The behavior that I know is right for me- and the behavior of everyone else I see.
I have always suffered from a serious case of FOMO. I know it comes from a scarcity mindset and I am working to rewire. I like the idea of NOMO.
(I also like the idea of staying COVID-free so I don’t know why I struggle so much?)
I feel like I have FOMO at times - definitely miss the days when my feed was filled with people baking and things. I am pregnant and have two young kids and so I am still feeling very not ready to bring them out into the world where they could potentially get sick. Mostly I feel annoyed that people don't seem to get why I, fully vaccinated, am still taking so many precautions (it's like we forgot kids exist i guess?). So it's more like FOMO mixed with being annoyed at people basically acting like we're done with the pandemic when it still is very much affecting our world.
I totally feel this way. I hear other people are doing this and doing that and I'm like did we miss something here? Aren't we still in a pandemic? I'm confused. But then I feel like I might be being too scared or cautious. It's a terrible feeling.