Can't make any decisions

[Cats2023]

I am struggling unbelievably to make any decisions. From small things to big things. Going through a really stressful time but I literally have felt today like I'm upside down. Its doing my head in.

It’s a classic stress response. How long has it been going on? And how long til the stressful time/event ends?

Sometimes, you just need to breathe and treat yourself like a toddler - this drink or that one? This coat or that one?

Thank you for your reply. Been going on about 3 weeks since this very stressful situation started. Unfortunately likely to go on for at least a year if not longer. Already on antidepressants and having counselling. It's so weird I'm like agonising about what to have for tea and nothing feels right.

OK. Well, if the stressful situation will persist for a long time, you need to find a way to manage that. The Headspace app is good - you need to try to reset your equilibrium in small ways.

For the decision-making, you can use up your store of energy for making decisions. Look up ‘decision fatigue’. You can try making a list of pre-made decisions so you don’t waste energy on the less important stuff. So give yourself a ‘uniform’ so you know what you’re going to wear when you get up, eat the same breakfast for a week, eat the same lunch. Pick 3 evening meals you like and that’s it, no other choices for a while. When you feel a bit more in control, you can relax the rules a bit.

Thank you, I really appreciate those suggestions and I will try them

I get like this when stressed or anxious. I particularly find it difficult to makes plans that commit me to doing stuff.
Excellent suggestions above, I do tend to eat the same things when I get like this!
Also give yourself permission to put off anything that isn’t going to matter for a bit. I had been planning some decorating but we’ve just had a tricky couple of weeks so I’ve just put it out of my head again for a bit till I feel better.