Is a (self-created) curse.
It is easy to assume one is miserable because the visible two options did not work out.
It takes emotional effort to get out of yourself in the moment, be quiet, and really think. Often, you are left with either a brand new solution or a brand new way of looking at the same situation. No matter what happens, you develop a muscle of “figure-out-ability”.
Even when you don’t have a choice, you do.