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Nikalina, the Witch's Cat's avatar

This is absolutely me!

I had decision paralysis in Primark today buying socks!

Must have stood there for a good 30 minutes looking like a right idiot (or a shoplifter!) 🤦🏻‍♀️

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The ADHD Weasel's avatar

Hahaha feeling like a shoplifter perfectly describes it!

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Mark E. Paull's avatar

What a great article 👏 Perfectly explained and deeply informative

Thx!

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The ADHD Weasel's avatar

Thanks Mark! Glad you enjoyed the read :)

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Keith's avatar

Excellent post! I've struggled mightily with decision paralysis in the context of confronting serious illness. I found that cultivating equanimity helps a lot in lessening the overwhelm that paralyzes us in the face of decisions with no clear path (and often serious outcomes from "choosing unwisely"). I explore this same dilemma in my recent article here in Substack: https://unchartedhealth.substack.com/p/lost-in-the-fog

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