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Chore paralysis

An overwhelming feeling which prevents you from getting your chores done because there are too many of them. You don't know where to begin and what to get out of the way first. You stare at your 'to do' list unable to decide which burdensome task you should do first.

Similar to choice paralysis only the problem here isn't what flavour ice cream you want to wolf down but a number of boring tasks that have to get done so you can go back to enjoying life.
I wanted to go for a long walk to clear my head but instead found myself looking at my very long list of chores, unable to move a muscle. I was clearly suffering from a serious case of chore paralysis.
by Regolithium October 3, 2022
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Chore paralysis

An overwhelming feeling which prevents you from getting your chores done because there are too many of them. You don't know where to begin and what to get out of the way first. You stare at your 'to do' list unable to decide which burdensome task you should do first.

Similar to choice paralysis only the problem here isn't what flavour ice cream you want to wolf down but a number of boring tasks that have to get done so you can go back to enjoying life.
I wanted to go for a long walk to clear my head but instead found myself looking at my very long list of chores, unable to move a muscle. I was clearly suffering from a serious case of chore paralysis.
by Regolithium October 3, 2022
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climate-paralyzed

If you're climate paralyzed, you're not able to act on the climate crisis. So pretty much everyone is climate-paralyzed. Ironically the climate itself is paralyzing us, since we rather think of if we have to wear a coat tomorrow than what we can do to stop climate change. And of course we also are all overwhelmed by the complexity of this issue, that it basically paralyzes us.
"Dude I feel so climate-paralyzed not even a K hole has given me that much anxiety." Fred says after watching An inconvenient truth.
by felex December 12, 2022
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Sleep paralysis demon

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Yaman Gülsoy isn't a nightmare, he's a whole sleep paralysis demon.
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Analysis Paralysis

When someone overthinks a decision so much that they end up not making one at all.
“I stood in the cereal aisle for ten minutes comparing ingredients and prices until my analysis paralysis kicked in and I walked out with nothing.”
by NotNoah12345 January 25, 2026
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Sleep paralysis

To be (n.) in deep sleep mourning to wake the nervous system before dialing body to waken from profound sleep.
Sleep paralysis is what my physical therapist recommended I use to monitor irregular heartbeat.
by Franguier January 31, 2026
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