Does anyone else suffer with problems of indecision?

[Tohru]

Some days I am so indecisive.  I really have a hard time making a decision with attending social events or comittments.

 

For example, I will be confident that I want my child to do something, register them, then a few days or even weeks before it starts, I'll change my mind and withdraw them, but sometimes I decide to re-register again.  I'll come up with lots of reasons to sign up, then doubt creeps in.  I'm not sure why this happens.  Indecision doesn't really happen with other choices I have to make too much, it used to, but not much anymore.  But trying to decide on social stuff, or even spiritual/religious things, is so hard!

 

Wondering if any one else has the same problem and how they deal with it, or if they had an indecision issue and overcame it.

[Catwoman]

I don't know. I'm just not sure. ;)

 

 

(Sorry, but someone had to say it. :D)

[trulycrabby]

I was going to post something but kept changing my mind. :o

[trulycrabby]

Okay, seriously, I used to have problems with indecision when I was younger, but gave grown out of it a bit. My real problem wasn't indecision, it was social anxiety, which once recognised, was fairly easy to deal with.

[Tohru]

lol!  Too funny! :laugh:

 

No, seriously though, I guess it's called flip-flopping.  Ah.  Maybe it is social anxiety.  I have that too, sometimes.

[SKL]

I have a sort of anxiety or focus thing where it is very hard for me to continue anything until it is actually done.  I will change course and switch between goals and procrastinate.  Especially if the next unfinished step involves getting another person involved.  It seems I only finalize things when I am up against a serious deadline.  I don't know why this is or how to fix it.  :P  More accountability to another person, perhaps ... but I like to be autonomous....

[MiMi 4under3]

I usually over-schedule activities in the fall. Then when the day comes to actually go - I'm either too tired, have other things to do, or would rather do something else.

When events or activities are days or weeks away, they seem like such a great idea - but then as it gets closer... meh.

[Chris in VA]

I tend to over-research, looking for the "best" option, and then acting rather paralyzed when it comes to making a decision.

 

But I've shared here before what my dear friend Robin once told me-

 

"It's like, you can have the pbj or the turkey sandwich. If you choose the pbj, you can't have the turkey. BUT YOU'VE GOT A GREAT PBJ!"

 

It helps. :laugh:
 

[Heatherwith4]

Yes.

 

Sometimes it is really bad, and when it gets that way, it correlates with an increase in general anxiety/depression. Thankfully, it's usually just a minor issue.

[Jasperstone]

I don't know. I'm just not sure. ;)

 

 

(Sorry, but someone had to say it. :D)

 

Lol, you beat me to it!

[Ivey]

I'm terrible for this. I've probably delete two out of every three posts that I write on this forum. I'm usually not too bad after I've signed up for something, because I feel like registering is making a commitment (to my kids or myself) to participate.