- [Lilly] What up everyone?
It's your boy, Scarbro!
(horse neighs)
What up everyone?
It's your girl, Superwoman!
FOMO, the fear of missing out.
A.K.A. all your friends are out
but you're stuck at home and you're 100% sure
they're gonna see a double rainbow without you.
Listen, we all go through it, it happens to the best of us.
In fact, that's the reason I almost failed English class.
Yeah, I didn't wanna stay home and study.
Also, you know what, no, that's untruly.
I also just think English are very difficult.
Stages of FOMO, get ready to relate
in a very real way
not when your mom just has a brown guy over
and is like, this is uncle now.
And you're like, since when?
But relate in a very, like real,
like you could draw the family tree.
You know the relationships.
Get ready to relate.
Stage one, discovery.
When you first realize that you might be
missing out on something epic, it feels like a dagger
has gone through your heart.
It's so painful, it's like bang!
Lightning bolt, okay?
Just like Harry Potter forehead scar
through your cardiovascular system, why?
It sucks.
Oh my gosh, she's pregnant?
What beach is this?
Oh, yum that looks good.
Oh, hello.
What a cute puppy.
Pool party?
Let me get this straight.
You're telling me that right now,
in this moment,
other people are doing things
without me
and still having fun?
Which leads to stage two, panic.
Now the song zero to a hundred real quick,
real effin' quick, was written for me in this stage
because all chill has left the building.
I basically do everything I possibly can
to blow up the situation,
I'm talking over-exaggerating, defense mechanisms,
excuses, anger, justifications, all the things.
It's like every unhealthy thing
I can do with the thoughts in my brain, I am doing.
And it's like being possessed by irrational thoughts
and not even Dr. Phil can perform the exorcism.
Swimming pools have so many germs, ew!
Gross, I'm so glad I wasn't invited.
Have fun swimming in people's pee.
I hope they ate asparagus.
Why wouldn't they invite me?
Oh my God, am I annoying?
Is this something everyone else knows that I don't know?
Am I the annoying one?
Oh my God, I'm the annoying one.
I have no friends.
No one likes me, I should just move away.
SPF flirty, how's that supposed to protect you from the sun?
Joke's on you idiots, you're so dumb, they're so dumb.
I'm all over the place.
Just like, oh okay, you're having fun without me,
that's okay, I don't mind, but also I have a lot of feelings
and maybe we should do a blood pact
and then never speak again.
Which leads to stage three, avoidance.
Now after losing my goddamn mind,
I hit a point where I'm like, you know what,
actually eff this,
everything is fine.
I'm actually, in fact, too good for the situation.
This is actually exactly what I would've wanted.
Of course, this is 100% not true
and completely a defense mechanism
but I'm really good at pretending.
Actually, you know what, no, no.
You know what, this is actually good.
I need to disconnect from technology.
Yeah, spend a little alone time.
Totally, I need to focus on me.
How to focus on me.
Stage four, desperation.
Why aren't I included, why aren't I invited?
I need an invitation.
I'm about to poke strangers on Facebook.
I'm about to try to look for friendship on Tinder.
I'm about to legally change my name to Phoebe,
just so I can say that once upon a time I had friends.
(mumbles "Friends" theme song)
You're girl is gettin' desperate.
I don't even know why I'm tripping.
I have so many amazing friends.
Like Kevin, oh my god, yes, Kevin's amazing.
(Kevin grunting)
(phone ringing)
- Oh hold on, hold on.
- Hey, Kev, my man, what are you doing?
- Oh my god, Lilly?
Hi!
Yeah, no, what am I doing?
Nothin', you know, just slayin' a dragon, claimin' a castle.
- Huh, okay, yeah, cool, yeah
do you wanna hang later tonight?
- You're already here, my princess.
(kissing noises)
- Okay, Kevin are you kissing the mannequin again?
- What, no, no, I promise!
(more kissing sounds)
- Kevin...
You probably...
Like nah, no, no, no, don't worry, don't worry,
I got mad friends, yeah I'm gonna go hang out
with my friend right now, Jack Daniels.
I'm just kidding, I'm talking to my friend, Don...
Julio.
Jk, jk, I'm talking with my friend...
Absolut.
Vodka.
Okay, this joke is gone.
Stage five, passive aggressiveness.
See, I'm irritated but I'm also bottling it up,
so now my emotions are just gonna seep out
in the most petty way possible.
The goal here is simple, take you on a guilt trip
but also pretend not to care.
Like, yo, why aren't I invited,
but also whatever yo, I'm chill!
So cool, but where's Lilly?
Isn't she your friend, too?
She's pretty.
LOL hi, LOL.
Your pool party looks so fun LOL haha!
Hope you're well LOL.
I just think it's funny how...
Which finally leads us to stage six, adulthood.
After you're doing being in high school
and hitting puberty all over again,
you decide, you know what, maybe I should handle
this situation like a mature adult.
So what do you do?
You spend 45 minutes rehearsing dialogue so you can
have a conversation head-on.
Hey, yeah, I just wanted to say that I'm a little hurt
that you didn't invite me to your pool party.
I thought we were friends.
And that's when you find out the truth.
- [Girl Over Phone] What are you talking about?
I did invite you, you didn't respond.
- Oh.
- [Girl On Phone] Come over, we're partying all night!
- Sounds like fun!
But I can't, I'm busy.
Thanks anyways, though, miss you!
(kissing noise)
(crunching chips)
This is nice.
And the truth is that you weren't gonna go regardless
because you're anti-social, you're lazy,
and there's probably traffic.
And that's the tea.
Also wait, before we go to the end card,
I mean I had to do this, this video's called
"Stages of FOMO".
Thank god we have great books like this one
letting you know how to let go of FOMO.
How to Be a Bawse, still a thing.
If you didn't know and you're new to my videos,
I did write a book and, like, it was a bestseller
and I think it's really good and it's called
How to Be a Bawse and you should get it,
the link is in the description.
If you want, now you can go to the end card.
Yo, I hope you liked this video because
that's why I make them, I make them
in hopes that you like them and you laugh
because that's what I wanna do.
Last video right over there, second vlog channel,
that make sure you check that out,
you ain't got nothin' else to do, come on.
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every Monday and Thursday.
One love, Superwoman, that is it, wrap and zoop!