Getting overwhelmed by too many choices

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I don't have problems in this area.
I know what I like and don't like and usually eat/wear/use the same things all the time, so there are few decisions to make.
I am focused on singular special interest too.

I was just in this again. Someone asked online what was the scariest thing that happened to you and I have had many scariest things happen and I couldn't pick so I posted them all instead when I saw someone else posted three. I am sure people will think I am a making those stories up because they may not think there is no way all those things could happen in your lifetime.

I have.

Especially that I want to learn so many things, I don't know which to choose, where to start; if that would be worth it or a waste of time and money, if I end up not liking it or not, if I'm able to finish it at all or not in the future, and so on and so on... I end up thinking way ahead of myself.

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I have this problem. I have a hard time choosing what to eat, so I eat nothing or something dumb and unhealthy. I can't choose what to watch on TV, so I watch the same shows over and over (I don't have cable, I watch Netflix).
I got around the food issue by putting together a day's worth of food that is nutritionally complete and healthy and contains the right amount of fat, protein and carbohydrates, and then I just eat that over and over. At least I'm getting the proper nutrition that way.

Very good idea, jimmy. Though I think I'm getting everything other than iron - I don't eat meat, and that's the main source. I drink plenty of smoothies or juice (I prefer smoothies) and my diet is pretty varied. I may eat the same lunch but my parents decide what I have for dinner, even if I'm the one that puts it in the oven. Occasionally they give me new things to try which are similar to things I like if I start going off certain things.

Peas, lentils, spinach & soybeans are all good vegetarian/vegan sources of iron. Or take a multivitamin that contains at least 100% daily recommended amounts of iron. Other dark, leafy greens (like collard greens) and legumes (like lima beans) contain iron. As long as you eat a variety of vegetables, you should be getting all the proper vitamins you need, with the possible exception of B vitamins. But, again, a good multivitamin can supply those. I take a multi everyday.

My daily vegetable regimen consists of broccoli, kale, spinach, bell peppers (red/green/yellow), tomatoes, & black beans. I do probably need to add more colorful veggies like beets and carrots, but that's more complicated and I want simple.

I take multivitamins sometimes... should make a more regular thing of it. Think one pack has gone past its best before but it's not made me ill yet so yeah.

I did used to absolutely love spinach, which sadly meant I ate it constantly and went off of it and now I can't stand it anymore. I do love peas and lentils so I'll try and increase the amount of those. Thanks again for your advice.

I happily live off of one or two foods for weeks/months on end. I eat food until I have overloaded on it then I stop and move on to something else and on it goes. My son is the same. He would rather go hungry than eat a food that is not one of things he likes. He won't try new things even if they are similar to what he already likes. It's that or nothing.

He struggles with too much choice which is why I rarely take him shopping for things, he prefers to pick out of an Argos catalogue than be faced with row after row of toys in a busy shop where he can't see exactly what is there. I also prefer online shopping for this reason. I can take my time. I compare similar things across a variety of sites, it can take me days or weeks to finally decide what I want to buy. It's frustrating as often if there is a sale on, I miss the advantage because I couldn't make my mind up in time.