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Has Cillian Murphy discovered a treatment for “FOMO”?
The 49-year-old “Steve” actor appeared to be building a new term this month at Variety’s Toronto Film Festival studio. There, he was asked about his lack of appearing in the film adaptation of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” Murphy and Nolan are longtime collaborators, and Murphy won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Nolan’s 2023 film “Oppenheimer.”
But don’t worry, Murphy says. He has no “fomo” or “fear to miss” above the “Odyssey.” It’s exactly the opposite.
“I have a Romo: ‘Relief of what I missed,'” Murphy jokingly said. “No, I can’t wait to see it. If the world directors can work on ‘Odyssey’, it’ll be Christopher Nolan. I’m very excited to see it. He is 1 million. He is a large part of my life as an actor.
Murphy expanded this view when he appeared in “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” posted online on September 9th.
“It’s a real gift to go and see Chris’ movies and watch without the terrible burden of looking at your own stupid head,” he said.
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Mental health experts say that when it comes to fighting the frightening FOMO, Murphy is actually working on something. This feeling is often accompanied by deep anxiety, but reconstructing how we feel about what we think we’re “missing” can help alleviate it.
“In life, there are opportunities we can pursue, and there are things we can’t do for a variety of reasons,” says psychotherapist Stephanie Salkis. “The important thing is to stay in the present.”
What is “FOMO”?
Invented in 2004 and promoted to popularity over the next decade, the term FOMO describes the specific anxiety that arises when a person feels that he is missing out on a significant social interaction and moves to try to make it right. This means ensuring that others are constantly or forced to reach out to stay connected.
In one study in 2013, a group of psychologists defined FOMO simply as “a widespread anxiety that others may have experience of absenteeism.”
It is often associated with the rise of social media and is considered a side effect of knowing a lot about each other’s daily lives. Here’s the reason: Are you so afraid of that if you don’t need to see what you’re missing through Facebook, Instagram, or Tiktok?
FOMO is a complex sensory phenomenon that can be linked to several mental health outcomes.
In a 2021 study published by the World Journal of Clinical Case, authors Mayank Gupta and Aditya Sharma wrote that FOMO is associated with a variety of negative life experiences and emotions, including lack of sleep, poor life ability, emotional tension, physical health, anxiety, and lack of emotional control. Cognitive behaviors related to FOMO include compulsive refreshes and notifications on social media sites, and increase anxiety as individuals are waiting for a “reward” for messages or updates.
Is “Romo” the answer to “fomo”?
In reality, in life you can’t do everything. Time and energy are finite resources, and we must identify the activities that we spend on them. Therefore, reconciliation with this is important for mental health.
Sarkis says reconstructing “FOMO” as “Lomo” is a healthy way to do this. Instead of focusing on what you miss in life, focus on what you do instead and give yourself a blessing to rest.
“Acknowledge your disappointment, then be proactive and think about what you can do instead,” she says. “If I had been there, what kind of opportunity would I have had now?”
She adds that it is important to recognize what’s behind your “FOMO.” Are you afraid to miss out as activity is what you actually want to do or your FOMO has to do with how others perceive you?
“When talking about FOMO, what we miss is the fears of is that we think we need to see what we really want to do or we want to post,” says Sarkis. “Sometimes these two get cloudy.”
Contributor: Anna Kaufman
