Is it an Aspie trait to be this indecisive?

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I'm really indecisive. I always worry about new things, even if it's something I might like, and procastinate with my decisions until last minute.

It depends. Sometimes I am indecisive, some other times I am too impulsive and decide at the moment without realizing the consequences of my decision. But, I also have Tourette's; so, my impulsivity might only come from Tourette's, and not from Asperger's.

As I have not been formally diagnosed with AS, I cannot vote. I do have many AS traits, though, and am pretty convinced that I have AS.

As to being indecisive, I am extremely so. I don't know if it has anything to do with AS. In so many everyday situations I tend to be indecisive, sometimes to the point of being stressed about it. For example, sometimes I find it stressful when I have to decide whether to have coffee or tea, which bag of apples (or any other thing) is the best out of all in the supermarket shelf etc. I tend to take time for so many of these things and feel I'm wasting my time. So when it comes to bigger decisions, I'm totally overwhelmed and stressed and sometimes end up making a very bad decision because I get sick of the stress and make a last-minute quick decision without thinking much. I think this habit (as well as other AS-like traits) has been preventing me from leading the best possible life. I probably made some seriously bad decisions such as career choice etc. Sounds tragic, but my life is not that bad after all.

I panic and become anxious even when trying to decide what to eat from a menu in a resturant. Takes me forever.

It requires constant effort from me to not be indecisive. I learned to make everyday decisions without much problem and how to prioritize my tasks but as a result the less important or urgent ones never get done (lots of unfinished projects).

I think messing with routine, moving out of comfort zone, being a maximalist, executive dysfunction, letting others to make decisions as a result of low self-esteem and lack of common sense all play a role in it.

I don't know if it was meant to be a joke but i find the "I can't decide" option funny.
But yeah i believe being indecisive is a part of thinking so much

I have to consider all aspects of a decision and usually unable to do so in the expected timeframe, or there are too many variables to make a decision.

The other day I had to go to a few places after work. It literally took me hours to come to a decision about in what order to go to the stores and which routes to take. I suddenly realized how much thought I was putting into something so simple. I couldn't help but laugh about it.

I'm always so indecisive about whether to do things and it sometimes drives me crazy just trying to pick out simple things.