What if I make the Wrong Decision?

What If I Make the Wrong Decision? — Certainty, Control and Perfectionism

Have you ever made a decision, only to find yourself questioning it over and over again? Or hesitated to make a decision? 

Sometimes the hardest part of making a decision isn't choosing between the options. It's accepting that we can't know exactly how things will turn out.

In this episode of Just a Minute with Dr Kumari, clinical psychologist Dr Kumari Valentine explores why uncertainty can feel so uncomfortable, how perfectionism and fear of mistakes can keep us stuck, and why overthinking can become an attempt to control the future, perhaps based on experiences we have had.

Drawing on psychological research into intolerance of uncertainty, perfectionism and decision-making, we explore the difference between making a poor decision and experiencing a disappointing outcome.

You'll also learn four gentle questions to help you move from endless deliberation towards making thoughtful, good-enough decisions.

Perhaps the goal isn't to make decisions we'll never regret, but to learn to trust ourselves to navigate whatever comes next.