How do I deal with not really knowing what I want in my life?

There’s so many things these days that I feel like I want to explore and experience but mentally lately in my head I always run into a bit of a brick wall and then tend to just retreat back to my comfort zone and stay there. Like for instance there’s days where I feel like I really want to travel and see new things but I’m always worried I’m going to get lost or get into an accident. Or that I’m not really going to find whatever it is I’m really looking for and then all that time and effort is going to be wasted. I feel like it can be so easy to just pick myself up and do things but again it’s like I’m attached to some kind of elastic string that always pull me back to what I’m completely comfortable doing.

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

I can relate to that. I also feel pleasure from relief when I am about to do something new and then the plan fails. It's like suddenly I can appreciate all things I have and that I am able to do activities I couldn't do if I got occupied with something else with uncertain results. It's a great feeling when the burden of anxiety and anticipation drops off and I don't have to deal with a single thing related to the origin of it. Of course that a pang of disappointment appears but it's usually overshadowed by the relief.