I Can't Sleep

I lay awake at night, endlessly thinking about my every little decision I make, contributing towards my future. I'm growing up. A world FULL of opportunities awaits me, waiting for me take the leap forward. But something stops me and what befuddles me the most of all is I can't quite place what that something is. Some form of irrational fear of making all my decisions on my own? I can't be sure. However what I do know is I cannot withstand another sleepless night, stuck in my own mind, wondering which road to take.

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Ssmile · 56-60, M

All that you felt is normal. It's part of the maturation process. So when you feel anxious, remember to focus on your breathing and that should calm you down a bit. And what should also calm you down is knowing that you will, slowly, figure things out. Here are a couple of quotes to help you:

"If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another. The universe has no fixed agenda. Once you make any decision, it works around that decision. There is no right or wrong, only a series of possibilities that shift with each thought, feeling, and action that you experience."
-Deepak Chopra

"Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed."
-- Buddha