As lockdown lifts, FOGO sets in. Here's how to handle it

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Welcome to FOGO - fear of going out - the pandemic corollary of FOMO.

Jennifer Nathan describes herself as an “extreme extrovert”. And yet, with social distancing restrictions easing, she's feeling more cautious than ever to reunite with family and friends.

In more extreme cases of this new trend – call it FOGO , the pandemic corollary of FOMO – it can manifest in paranoia. Kulkarni knows of one woman who, fearing she might become infected with COVID-19 while walking, took to looking down at the ground in order to avoid other people's faces, and in doing so fell and fractured her ankle.But mostly, FOGO is associated with feelings of confusion and overwhelm at the prospect of our social lives coming back to life again.

“I certainly feel there’s more pressure to do it [attend dinner parties],” Miller says. “I feel people will feel offended and think you’re neurotic [if you decline an invitation].”

 

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So many people still addicted to covid hysteria. Will they ever wake up to the reality?

I'm a FOGO and proud of it. It's not just covid19 but the whole bloody lot. Just sick of getting colds and gastro every other time we go revisiting.

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Grow a pair, you big babies.

Stop reading your rag would be number 1 I'd recommend

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