▁media ▁expos ure , ▁it ▁leads ▁them ▁vulner able ▁to ▁de pression ▁and ▁can ▁even ▁make ▁it ▁worse ▁with ▁F OM O ▁and ▁other ▁media - based ▁anx iet ies . ▁ ▁An x iety ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁mind ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁is ▁concerned ▁about ▁difficult ▁situations ▁or ▁thre ats . ▁Trad itional ▁literature ▁suggests ▁that ▁anxious ▁people ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁suffer ▁from ▁multiple ▁dis orders . ▁The ▁idea ▁that ▁anxious ▁people ▁see ▁their ▁anxious ▁state ▁as ▁problem atic , ▁chron ic , ▁and ▁in es cap able ▁is ▁something ▁that ▁sch ol ars ▁disag ree ▁on . ▁During ▁their ▁anxious ▁state , ▁anxious ▁people ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁fat igu ed , ▁exha usted , ▁and ▁have ▁physical ▁pain . ▁Sch ol ars ▁have ▁recently ▁begun ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁anx iety ▁among ▁social ▁media ▁users . ▁Ind ividual s ▁who ▁are ▁anxious ▁and ▁eng age ▁in ▁social ▁media ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁revert ▁to ▁different ▁cop ing ▁strateg ies , ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁eng agement ▁in ▁social ▁media ▁use . ▁An x ious ▁users ▁are ▁more ▁engaged ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁their ▁anxious ▁state , ▁by ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁belonging ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁and ▁looking ▁for ▁attention . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁advert ising ▁and ▁market ing ▁campaign s ▁to ▁employ ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁F OM O ▁in ▁an ▁era ▁of ▁new ▁technology . ▁Br ands ▁and ▁companies ▁often ▁inform ▁their ▁customers ▁of ▁" can ' t - miss