“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
- With the decision in front of me now, which option am I afraid of getting wrong?
- 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