FOMO

[carrotstix]

Help me get over this please, mumsnet.

I'm friends with a large group of people. They are all friends with another person who I have spoken to briefly on the odd occasion but I wouldn't say I was friends with. All of my friends have been invited to an event next month by their other friend. I'm not invited, which is totally understandable - I wouldn't expect to be. However, I can't help but feel sad that my friends will all be having a lovely time and I won't get to join them.

Knock some sense in to me please. I wouldn't normally be bothered by something like this so I'm really annoyed at myself for caring.

Bumping in case anyone has any wise words for me. As the day has gone on I've felt more and more upset and I have no right no be. Why can't I snap out of it? Even though nobody has done anything wrong, I'm left feeling like I don't want to have anything to do with the group at all now. Im so annoyed at myself for caring about this.

This is where emotional brain and rational brain clash.

Emotionally, you can't help how you feel, but best thing you can do is rationalise it out for yourself.

If you were having a big event, would you invite this person?

@SliceOfCakeCupOfTea no, I probably wouldn't, which makes it even more ridiculous.