12 May 2021

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Are you suffering from career FOMO? Here's how to cure it

Cara Lydon

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Let's face it, no one wants to be sitting at home while everyone else is at the party.

"FOMO makes us feel insignificant, and we perceive we are being excluded," explains clinical psychologist Dr Sallie Strickland.

"Social media is not the cause of FOMO, but rather the medium for it to rage wildly."

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