DECISION TIME!

Faffing over decisions and struggling to have conviction in your choices? Gael Lindenfield, author of Weathering The Storm (Trigger, £8.74), tells us, “Difficult times often confront us with seriously difficult decisions,” adding, “One of the knock-on effects of these pending dilemmas is that everyday choices such as, ‘Tea or coffee?’ or, ‘What should I wear?’ begin to feel stressful. It’s as though your brain’s decision-making powers have just frozen up. If this has started to happen to you, first of all, give yourself a break from making the minor decisions and reserve your energy for the more important ones. Then follow the above eight steps designed to stimulate the thinking centres in your brain and ease you out of the emotional state that is stopping you from thinking clearly.”