Most of us are familiar with the acronym FOMO, which means fear of missing out, but recently, AI has introduced many FOs into this category.
FOBO - fear of better options
FOPO- fear of other people’s opinions
FODA- fear of doing anything
FOSO- fear of starting over
FOMU- fear of messing up
FOFO- fear of finding out
FOBO- fear of being obsolete ( yet another one)
These add-on acronyms may seem to be funny, but they actually categorise the fear we experience. That is, we have a fear of something; if we can categorise it, then the better we are at conquering it.
Share your thoughts! Do you have any FO among the list??
These acronyms may sound humorous, but they reflect real emotional struggles many of us face in a fast-paced, comparison driven world. Naming the fear is powerful, it gives clarity and reduces shame. Once identified, we can challenge it, take small steps forward, and grow with self-compassion. Awareness is the first step to freedom.
GenZ has a huge dictionary actually, apart from these FO terms and acronyms, they have created whole new terms such as rizz, skibidi, sus, delulu, slay, slaps and so on.
The first step of any behvaioural change is awareness. I agree, its good to identify what kind of fear we have so we can to be actually be able to face it.