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There are frankly very few things that are truly in our control. And often, the ‘what ifs’ in our minds are questions that we actually cannot have answers to because the answers depend on things that we cannot change. Asking ourselves whether this is something in our control or something we can change has actually been immensely helpful in making decisions that aren’t led by the fear of the unknown.
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The fear of choosing the wrong thing or having regrets about not going down a certain path is real. This decidophobia kicks in for the smallest of choices in our lives, due to the following reasons:
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Nobody truly understands all the factors that underlie the decision. It’s important to talk to people to help shape your perspective — but ultimately, it’s your decision. And it’s essential to lead it with trust and confidence in yourself.
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Actually, take a vacation whenever :) But seriously — sometimes, it’s super refreshing to not think about something for a few days and come back to it with a new perspective.
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There are always going to be bigger decisions that we just do not have enough information about to have a clear answer on day 1 though. These are often the scariest because you think you aren’t getting anywhere in making the decision and are stuck in a loop of ‘no clue’.
But embracing and ...
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Take a super tough decision. One that you have wanted to take for a while, have had an answer for a while, but you just haven’t been able to bring yourself to take it.
The liberation and sense of closure that you get from taking that decision is unmatched. Suddenly, the rest of the decisio...
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There’s a brutal truth about life that some people refuse to accept—you have no control over many of the things that happen to you such as;
~ Someone that doesn't want to be with us.
~ What other people think of us.
~ People thoughts and feeling.
~ Grievance or Loss.
This fear can be helpful, but only in moderation.
There are key areas of life that we can and should control, like our schedules, our self-perception and the words we speak, but there are things in life that are outside our control.
Often we have an uncomforable feeling, such as sadness, fear or shame, our first reaction is to reject that feeling.
We may tell ourselves that feeling is a bad feeling that we do not want to have. Then we may do something to try to get rid of the feeling, such as trying to push it awa...
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