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Originally Posted by festidump
Stumbled across this and it resonated. Any comments?
Aboulomania (from Greek a–, meaning "without", and boulē, meaning "will")[1] is a mental disorder in which the patient displays pathological indecisiveness. (Wiki quote so not sure if accurate: )
Personal analysis (Analysis paralysis) Casual analysis paralysis can occur during the process of trying to make personal decisions if the decision-maker overanalyzes the circumstance with which they are faced. When this happens, the sheer volume of analysis overwhelms the decision-maker, weighing him or her down so much that they feel overwhelmed with the task, unable to make a rational conclusion.
I get this when asked if I want a cup of tea.
I went out with my husband for a coffee earlier in the week, when we got into the village where we live he asked me where I wanted to go. There are only 3 places I could choose. He had to coax a decision out of me and I hastily gave up and answered "This one!" and pointed to the closest place out of a sheer bloody inability to process all the ins and out of each place and decide on the least disastrous option. Not the best option, just not the worst one.
Am I alone in feeling this?
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Hi festi,
You're not alone. Actually, I think that your observation is very significant. It makes me think that you might like these notes:
http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf
- vital