040: Decision Paralysis & Fear of Choosing Wrong

About this episode

This episode explores decision paralysis and the underlying identity beliefs that contribute to the fear of making choices.

Decision paralysis isn't really about the decision. It's about the identity-level beliefs running underneath. In this episode of The Shift Show, ShiftGrit founder and registered psychologist Andrea McTague is joined by Kai Ongaro, a fourth-year psychology student at the University of Alberta and a member of the ShiftGrit client experience team, to unpack why choosing can feel so high-stakes, especially for younger generations navigating school, careers, and relationships. When the threat brai...

People in this episode

Host: Andrea McTague

Guest: Kai Ongaro

Topics covered

• decision paralysis
• identity beliefs
• high-stakes choices
• younger generations
• school
• careers
• relationships

Keywords

• decision paralysis
• identity beliefs
• fear of choosing
• younger generations
• psychology
• school choices
• career decisions
• relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Alberta

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