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Hi, I'm Samantha and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Thursday. So I was thinking about

moments of growth in my life and I thought about my struggle with indecision. Whenever

big decisions had to be made in my life like where to go to grad school or where to live

and with whom I would feel paralyzed by my desire to make the right decision. I knew that

a right decision was a fantasy to a large extent but I wanted it to be possible. It was

a big problem for me. I wouldn't sleep or eat well and I would consult everyone in my

family about their opinion. So I began seeking solutions from books and workshops and friends

who seemed to make decisions really easily and at one women's workshop I attended I was

told by the facilitator that I should start to use the word choice instead of decision.

She told me the root of the word decision meant to cut off and this was a huge source of

my anxiety. Deciding always meant that something had to be cut out. By using the word choice

instead I was focusing on the more positive aspect of having options in my life and not

being stuck which is what I was really afraid of. I realized that I had to give myself the

time I needed to really consider what was valuable and the ramifications of my choices.

Even though I'm happily married now I initially struggled with the decision to get married. I

felt very optimistic about our relationship but marriage brought up fears about permanency

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