Situation · Yourself

“I can't make decisions”

What could be going on

Can't decide: Chronic indecision fits; check whether the fear is of choosing wrong or of losing options.

Dependence/incompetence schema: Fits if you doubt you can judge alone; check how often you defer to others.

Perfectionism: Fits if each choice must be the best one; check whether good enough exists.

Ambivalence: Fits if you truly want both options; check for strong opposing pulls.

Anxiety as the dizziness of freedom (Kierkegaard): Anxiety before open possibility fits; check whether big choices feel like vertigo.

Enneagram Type 6: Loyalist: The Loyalist's need for guidance and security fits as a lens.

Questions to carry

  1. With the decision in front of me now, which option am I afraid of getting wrong?
  2. Whose judgement do I imagine when I picture choosing wrong?

Also said as

  • I'm so indecisive
  • I can't even choose what to eat
  • my partner can never decide anything
  • I freeze when I have to choose
  • I ask everyone before deciding anything
  • decision paralysis

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