Making decisions

I am rubbish at making decisions. I used to put it down to being a Libra, but I now realise it is due to a lack of confidence and autism playing it's part. When faced with making a decision or making changes, my head considers every little thing that could go wrong, and every person that could be affected. I don't seem to consider any positives unless they're pointed out to me. I am often too exhausted at the end of all the catastrophising to make the decision and have to do it another time. This includes booking trips away, making appointments, ordering something online, changing the garden, etc etc. I am fed up tying myself in knots! This has got worse since I got older, (although I was pretty bad when younger too) yet I am in a better living environment than I have ever been in, so maybe the uncertainty of the pandemic plays a part in this now. Does anyone else struggle like this? 

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  • Your not alone. I overthink everything when it comes to making decisions and I'll usually try to avoid situations where I've got to make decisions. Making decisions causes me a lot of distress and unwanted anxiety and when I do make a decision I always get left with the feelings and thoughts that I made the wrong decision and it's somehow going to negatively effect me or others. It's exhausting and draining. I find it very stressful and try to never make decisions.

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  • Your not alone. I overthink everything when it comes to making decisions and I'll usually try to avoid situations where I've got to make decisions. Making decisions causes me a lot of distress and unwanted anxiety and when I do make a decision I always get left with the feelings and thoughts that I made the wrong decision and it's somehow going to negatively effect me or others. It's exhausting and draining. I find it very stressful and try to never make decisions.

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