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Why FOMO feels like a physical threat

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FOMO is not just a trendy buzzword; it is a brutal physiological response. Knowing fun things are happening without you triggers the amygdala, flooding your body with cortisol and fight-or-flight hormones. Your biological hardware interprets missing a party as a literal threat to your physical survival.

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