Can’t make up your mind about marrying your girlfriend or not? Can’t make up your mind about the TV you need to buy? Can’t make up your mind about staying or quitting your job?
If the prospect of making a decision makes you feel overwhelmed and paralyzed, then you need to listen to this episode!
In this episode, Dr. Sally Winston, Psy.D. and I discuss the processes behind making a decision and what keeps you stuck when having to make a choice.
Quite often, when facing these dilemmas, we play-it-safe by overthinking, dwelling, or ruminating, and end up putting ourselves into analysis-paralysis: thinking a lot about a choice without taking action. If you’re in the habit of not making a choice, you may be dealing with chronic indecisiveness, which is more than ordinary indecisions.
Table of Contents
Key Takeaways
- The processes behind chronic indecision
- How to nurture experiential knowledge
- Wise mind
- The limitations of pros and cons
- How to nurture a wise mind
About Dr. Sally Winston, Psy.D.
Dr. Winston has been recognized regionally and nationally for over 40-years for her expertise in the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders. After working at Sheppard Pratt Hospital for 17 years, she co-founded The Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland in 1992.
She has served multiple roles including Chair of the Clinical Advisory Board of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and was honored with the first Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award in 2011.
Resources
- Hope and Help for Your Nerves: End Anxiety Now by Dr. Claire Weekes
- Dr. Winston’s latest book: Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety: A CBT Guide for Moving Past Chronic Indecisiveness, Avoidance, and Catastrophic Thinking
- Dr. Winston’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-winston-77533291/
- The Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland (ASDI): https://www.anxietyandstress.com/
