I have always found it very difficult to make up my mind. Even the simplest of tasks are very hard for me. I just can't decide what I want to do much of the time. Does anyone have any tips on how I can make up my mind faster? Also, I regret the decisions I make most of the time and question them time and time again. It's driving my loved ones crazy

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-Brittany Brydahl

When I was struggling with major depression, I could hardly make a choice of what to wear for the day without busting into tears! My depression is very slowly getting better and I'm finding that helps make it easier for me to make decisions. I don't know if that helps any because I don't know if you have any depression or not, but I'm definitely been there where it was like every decision was so overwhelming.

My mom can be like this, she gets stuck between two possibilities, especially if there is a minor disadvantage to each one. She wants to make the best choice, yet she sees the drawbacks, and it becomes hard to decide which one would be more acceptable. I think the way to deal with this is to tell youself, "Okay, I will make a decision and stick to it, and if it turns out to be not the best choice, that's fine." Otherwise, you'll keep going back and forth, second-guessing, etc.

I do have depression, yes. I also have anxiety and OCD. I notice that when I'm on meds (I recently got back on them again) I am a lot better with making decisons. I think it also has to do with my personality. I've just always been that way. I think it may have a lot to do with my mom and what she put me through. She was always making me afraid to speak, or make choices. So ya, that may be why as well. I feel like there are many things contributing.

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-Brittany Brydahl

Yeah, I used to have horrible struggles with depression, but Lexapro has really helped me. Now, I still have some, but nothing like it was!

You are right, the way we are brought up has a lot to do with it. When parents tend to criticize everything the child says or does, the child will end up hesitant to speak up or make a decision. We had a student at school who was always afraid to give the wrong answer; teachers had to encourage him to just say what he thinks, and if it happens to be wrong, it is no big deal, they'd correct him. But to him, it was difficult.

There are people who are really fickle-minded. They have a hard time deciding on what to do because at times they want to do everything all at the same time. I suggest that you try to prioritize what you think is important to you. Take time to look at yourself so that you'll know what you really want.

That's so great that the teachers are trying to help out Kids who are in a negative environment can really use someone in their life that inspires them and tells them they can do whatever they set their heart too. I was very lucky to have good friends with good parents and great teachers who had my back.

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-Brittany Brydahl

You need to boost your self confindence. Always bear in mind that it is your own life that you are living and whatever you do, whatever decisions you make are for you and not for anybody else. Take charge and accept the consequences of your decisions. That way, you will gain more confidence in yourself.

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"When you have nothing to do, anything is worth doing, including surfing the internet!"

That's true. So much easier than done though lol. I will work on it

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-Brittany Brydahl