🌈 “Happy Girls Get FOMO Too” —or— Why I Sometimes Feel Lonely Even While Living My Best Life
You know that one girl who seems to have it all figured out? The one always smiling, always posting aesthetic sunset pics with latte art or grocery-store flowers, talking about mental health like she’s sponsored by a podcast? Yeah. Hi. It’s me. I’m the girl. And guess what? I get FOMO. Let’s rewind. I’m currently in this phase of my life where—on paper—it looks like I’m thriving. I’m traveling, learning, interning, meeting new people, exploring new cities, and somehow managing to have decent hair on most days (not all, I’m not superhuman). I do gratitude journaling. I meditate. I even remember to drink water sometimes. And yet, every once in a while, while living this Technicolor dream, I’ll scroll through Instagram and get hit with the “everyone’s life looks so…together” syndrome. There’s a brunch I wasn’t invited to. A group trip I didn’t know about. A party back home where my name was probably never even brought up. It’s weird because I know I’m not missing out. I’m doin...