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Why successful decisions can still trigger regret

I had eye surgery that went perfectly but I can't stop obsessing over whether I made the right choice, even though there's no going back.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The weight of irreversible choices can make us second-guess even positive outcomes, as if continued anxiety could somehow retroactively improve our decision-making process.

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