ONLINE STRESS

Learning objectives
We are learning how to manage the stress that may result
from excessive use of social media or as a result of interacting
with online content, including FOMO (the ‘fear of missing
out’).

KEY Online, social media, post, followers, comments, ‘likes’, unfollowing,

blocking, trolling, YOLO (you only live once), FOMO (fear of missing out),
VOCABULARY
phubbing (phone snubbing), sharing, uploading, content, views, selfies
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FOMO: FEAR OF MISSING OUT

TASK: Choose one of the questions below and answer it on

the class discussion, see what others have written.

• What matters most in a real-life relationship?

• What matters most with online friends or followers?

• What are the positive sides to social media?

• What are the potentially negative sides to social media?

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Thinking questions
TASK: Read the questions below and
think about the answer to yourself, if
you have a family member nearby you
can share your ideas with them.

1. How would you describe FOMO?

2. Do you think that FOMO is

regularly experienced by young
people? What might be the
reasons they experience it?

3. What advice would you give a

friend who was experiencing
stress all the time because of
FOMO?
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How to deal with stress

TASK: Create a simple twitter post (280 characters or less) with a

tip/advice of how to deal with online stress. Post in class
discussion.

Use the Every Mind Matters website (

www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/youth-mental-health/)
and your own knowledge to find any tips and advice about:
• dealing with social media

• coping with stress

• how to have conversations that may be awkward. For example,

telling someone that you are in a worrying situation online.
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How to deal with stress

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