Letting the wheel decide for us

We were all just staring at the screen, the product page open. My partner was leaning back on the couch, and my mom was on the phone, asking for the third time what I thought we should do. I could feel the mental fog settling in, the kind that makes even a simple choice feel impossible.

The moment you realize you're just waiting

It wasn't a big purchase, not really. But every time someone asked, 'Well, what do you want?', my brain just went blank. I kept saying I didn't know, that I was fine with whatever they decided.I was hoping someone else would just pick. That they'd take the lead so I could be done with it. But they were all looking at me, waiting for my signal, and the silence just stretched on.

When the simplest choice feels heavy

It's funny how something so small can tie your thoughts in knots. I kept going back and forth, weighing things that didn't even matter. The color, the delivery date, a review I'd read two weeks ago.My partner finally said, 'You're overthinking it.' And he was right. I was exhausted by a decision that should have taken two minutes. I just wanted the mental chatter to stop.

A quiet way out

I remembered the decision wheel I'd saved on my phone. It felt a little silly, but also like a secret escape hatch.

The relief of not choosing

I tapped the screen, and the wheel spun with options I'd typed in myself. In that second of watching it turn, I wasn't responsible for the outcome anymore.