I’ve turned down professional opportunities, said no to days out, avoided people, didn’t take my children to the fun places I’d wished I’d been able to, stayed in when I’ve wanted to go out and I’ve been irritable and sad because of it. I bet if you’re still reading this, you’re fiercely nodding along because you can recall a time when anxiety held you back from doing something. And you remember the feeling of being stuck in indecision.