[header] How to make decisions [title] Write about your fears. [step] Journaling about your fears may help you to start to understand them and make a better decision as a result. Start by writing about the decision you need to make.
[header] How to make decisions [title] Write about your fears. [step] Journaling about your fears may help you to start to understand them and make a better decision as a result. Start by writing about the decision you need to make.
Describe or list everything that you are worried about regarding this decision. Allow yourself to vent about these fears without judging yourself for having them. Write about how you felt when you found out you were pregnant and what your expectations were. [substeps] Journaling can help you to de-emphasize these thoughts and reframe them as decisions. [substeps] For example, you may write in a journal about your fear of banks. Or, you may write about your fear of being evicted by your landlord because he kicked you out of the apartment. It doesn't have to be long. A longer journal will make you less anxious and make it easier to eliminate unrealistic thoughts and to better accept your fears.