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Posted 12/19/2016 1:01 PM (GMT -5)
I can't seem to decide ANYTHING or make a plan or execute any type of decision.

Saturday morning, we had snow. I also couldn't start my car and had to call AAA. I couldn't figure out when to call them because my street wasn't plowed. I didn't know whether to call my boss and tell him I'd be delayed or tell him I wouldn't be in at all. I just couldn't get a plan together.

It was like having too much information but not knowing what to do with it. I always thought it was an anxiety thing or a personality flaw. Wondering now -because of all the other neuro stuff I have - if it's related to Lyme and co. I wasn't always like this; it's like my mind is just blank after a certain step.
Posted 12/19/2016 1:05 PM (GMT -5)
Oh yes...me for sure....

I've always been a planner...but I am having difficulty making decisions...second guessing myself all the time.
Posted 12/19/2016 1:08 PM (GMT -5)

Girlie said...
Oh yes...me for sure....

I've always been a planner...but I am having difficulty making decisions...second guessing myself all the time.

And, now, today, I look back and think "Clearly, I should have done this, this, then this." And I'm not sure why it was so hard for me to make a plan!

It's so weird when your brain just hits a wall and stops working lol
Posted 12/19/2016 1:35 PM (GMT -5)
Oh, my symptom as well. I cannot make up my mind about the most stupid things, like Am I going to eat brocolli or cauliflower today? And then I think about it for hours
Posted 12/19/2016 1:41 PM (GMT -5)

blueberrymuffin said...
Oh, my symptom as well. I cannot make up my mind about the most stupid things, like Am I going to eat brocolli or cauliflower today? And then I think about it for hours

Exactly!!! I couldn't have always been like this....I would not have made it this far in life lol
Posted 12/19/2016 1:57 PM (GMT -5)
Sometimes. But mostly because non of my choices appeal to me, haha. Like mealtime I can't decide on a vegetable so I announce we're doing without altogether.

Usually I when I can't make a decision it's for one of two reasons. The first reason is when I'm overwhelmed and haven't made a list to work by, or when I'm not in the mood for any of the choices. When that happens I shut down and don't do anything.

Not the best choice under your circumstances, at all.

Really happens a lot more than it used to with me too. Just take a stab at one thing, without worrying if it was what you should have done first. Getting it out of the way is much less stressful than second guessing yourself when it's over.
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