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dear stan twt: i learned something from a psychiatric conference i attended a few months ago and think itās the perfect time to share this -
one of the workshops i had attended was on social media and its impact on mental health. one of the points addressed was fomo or āfear of missing outā, a form of anxiety that something exciting/interesting may be happening, therefore making one spend countless hours online.
in the moment, you may be overcome with adrenaline and feelings of temporary euphoria but in the long run, fomo is proven to lead to things such as low self esteem and may influence long term goals one sets for themselves in life and negatively impacting oneās overall mood.
it may also instill the false belief of dependence, that your life as you know it depends on this āconnectionā you have with whatever it may be youāre afraid of missing out on. now iām not a specialist or anything and i canāt diagnose every single person on stan twt-
-but i personally related to that concept at some point in my life. seeing things on my tl today like āif bts disbands then whatā or āif theyāre gone then iām goneā are very serious comments to make. you should be able to have a life outside of bts and iām not telling you to-
-stop being a fan. what iām saying is inevitably, there will be a time when stanning bts will be a beautiful memory for us all. we should learn to make āstanningā a part of who we are but not who we are as a whole. things that can help with this may include taking small breaks-
-when needed and evaluating oneās own priorities. again, iām not telling anyone what they should and should not do. this is just something i thought i should share and add my two cents on. hope you all have a great day :)
