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In the US by 2013 56% of social media users reported experiencing FOMO

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The Fear of Missing Out is so strongly reported because users feel like what theyre seeing on social media they might be missing for example missing out on new inside jokes, missing opportunities to hang out with friends and just generally feeling "out of the loop"

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FOMO is a driving force that is difficult to overcome due to the deep psychosocial roots of the phenomenon.

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People usually have FOMO because of a biological need to avoid loneliness. There is also a desire to belong with a group or just other people in general. Social media makes people feel lonely because it fosters an environment where anything can happen at any time so when people are not constantly on social media FOMO could grow.

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In 2025 individuals pick up their phones an average of 58 times per day.

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Anxiety about missing out prompts more frequent checking, more frequent checking increases awareness of events being missed, and when people take breaks from social media they cannot check their socials at all causing an even more heightened sense of anxiety and more Fear of Missing out

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A 2020 study found that a fear of missing out, known as FOMO, drives nighttime use of social media.

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The frantic checking of your phone before you go to bed makes it significantly harder for your body to get the proper sleep it needs as the blue light emitting from your phone wakes you up and people who reported not using their phones before bed were statistically less anxious and reported more hours of sleep

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 Approximately 21% of adults say that they wake up to check their phone during the night, leaving them at an even higher risk of losing sleep and developing a sleep disorder like insomnia.

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While all light can interfere with our circadian rhythms which are the 24-hour internal rhythms that control processes like the sleep-wake cycle, the blue light emitted from electronic screens has the greatest impact on sleep because they stimulate the brain to make us feel awake and alert. Less time on phones before sleep will improve your sleep cycle and will increase your chances to fall asleep faster

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 70% of people report using social media after getting into bed with almost 15% spending an hour or more doing so each night.

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People are spending all of the time that they are supposed to be taking to wind down and relax in order to fall asleep using their phones, checking social media, browsing and scrolling. So a social media Detox would be beneficial because less time on your phone statistically means you will get better sleep

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the authors of a 2019 study note that common social media behaviors, such as constantly checking for messages, and addictive use of social media are risk factors for anxiety

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Social media users report higher levels of anxiety in comparison to people who don't use social media or use it significantly less so a social media detox or break would reduce anxiety in a person as they don't have to worry about constantly checking their phone.

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Among teens who report using social media daily, 44% report no depressive symptoms and 56% report at least some depressive symptoms

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Some experts see the rise in depression as evidence that the connections social media users form electronically are less emotionally satisfying, leaving them feeling socially isolated

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71% of heavy social media users reported feelings of loneliness, according to CNBC. This is compared to 51% of light social media users feeling lonely

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The loneliness epidemic on social media has been scaring the earlier generations as their kids are feeling more and more lonely and they cannot seem to say why. Social media makes people feel socially isolated and in a constant state of anxiety over being left out of excluded from "the group" causing FOMO and a social media detox will reduce this loneliness because face to face and real interactions will be placed at a higher value reducing FOMO and increasing general mood.

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If you have Anxiety or Depression and need help spend less time on social media and potentially reach out to groups like https://988lifeline.org/#:~:text=If%20you%20need%20to%20talk,counselors%20are%20here%20for%20you OR https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help#:~:text=NIMH%20offers%20research%2Dbased%20information,is%20a%20research%20funding%20agency