Fear of Missing Out

1. FOMO = FEAR OF MISSING OUT
This is the title of a new Hungarian film.
There are about 200 Internet slang terms.
Selfie was Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year in 2013.
Nomophobia is a proposed name for the phobia of being out of cellular phone contact.
FOBO = Fear of Being Offline
JOMO = Joy of Missing Out
TBT = Throw Back Thursday (posting personal photos, songs, or images from the past)
TBH = To Be Honest
IMO = In My Opinion
ASLP = Age, Sex, Location, Picture – BE CAREFUL!!!
FYEO = For Your Eyes Only
CD9 = Code9 (parents around)
POS = Parents Over Shoulder
‘Code’ puts a child in emotional or physical danger.
Words actually do hurt. The hurt is multiplied when others join in a “group” slam (criticise
severely) online, and cause sometimes irreparable damage to a person’s self esteem and
outlook on life.
Be proactive. If you receive inappropriate content, tell your friends not to send offensive
content. Talk to your parents or teachers about it.
Sexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages. (sex + texting,
2012)
DON’T COMMUNICATE WITH STRANGERS ONLINE. !!!
Online Challenges
Influencers, YouTubers
CYBER BULLYING causes emotional damage.
Here are some examples of how cyber bullying can look like:
1. Harassment
Harassment usually involves the bully sending offensive and threatening messages via
instant messaging, SMS or any other forms of communication to his or her target.
2. Impersonation
Impersonation is when someone creates a fake profile in another person’s name or hacking
into another person’s account. The cyber bully pretends to be his or her victim online and
tarnishes the victim’s reputation.
3. Flaming
Kids will be kids – they argue over some small matter and make up with each other after a
period of time. But sometimes the anger can build up within individuals and a small
argument can sometimes escalate into a case of cyber bullying when things become
extremely heated.
4. Denigration
Denigration is an attempt to damage the victim’s reputation or ruin the friendships that he
or she has by spreading unfounded gossip or rumours online.
5. Exclusion
Gathering a bunch of friends in the virtual space for online group activities such as group
conversations and multiplayer games is extremely easy these days. Exclusion is
intentionally excluding or singling someone out from these virtual groups.
6. Outing
Friends often share secrets which they promise to keep for each other. But when the
friendship turns sour, the promise can easily be broken and outing may occur. Outing is a
form of cyber bullying in which the cyber bully uses technological means to publicly
“[share] private information without permission with the intent to hurt” the victim 4.
7. Trickery
The cyber bully may employ methods to trick his or her victim into believing that “they are
speaking in confidence with a close friend so that they share sensitive information” such as
secrets or humiliating information. Once the cyber bully has obtained the information, he or
she will use it against the victim by publicly disseminating it to others, “in an attempt to
shame the victim.”
8. Cyber stalking
Cyber stalking is a form of harassment. Victims usually receive threatening and disparaging
electronic messages from cyber bullies.
Cyber bullying is an issue that should not be taken lightly because falling prey to it
can lead to unthinkable consequences. While some victims may be able to successfully
recover from his or her sufferings, there are also others who suffer in silence and
choose to take their own lives to end the pain.