With the state of travel now nearly at its pre-pandemic levels, so is the resurgence of travel envy.
Wait say, what now?
So you forego liking the picture altogether and begin sleuthing for more information about your friend’s trip.
What do they have that you don’t?
How can they even afford it?
And how on earth did they manage to take time off work?
Being struck with feelings of FOMO is even easier now that technology and social media exist.
When that happens, it’s time to re-evaluate and manage your feelings.
For starters, you may want to focus on yourself rather than other people and their experiences.
“Chances are, you don’t truly wantexactlywhat someone else has.
Plus, you never really know what goes on behind the scenes of a person’s Instagram Story.
Remember that they’re posting highlights, which may not necessarily reflect their actual travel experience.
It’s also worth trying perhaps the oldest trick in the book limiting your social media use.
There’s merit to the saying “out of sight, out of mind,” after all.
If you do less scrolling, you may find that you’ll also experience less travel envy-ing.
