Ep. 67: The Pain You’re Trying to Avoid May Be the Pain You’re Prolonging

When you’re stuck trying to decide what to do about your marriage, your mind can spend a lot of time imagining everything that could go wrong. What if I stay and nothing ever changes? What if I leave and end up alone? What if I make the wrong decision and regret it? In this episode of The Divorce Decision Podcast, I’m talking about what I call anticipatory pain—the pain and difficult emotions we imagine we might experience after making a decision. But sometimes, there’s an important realizati...