Experience : This is the most common real-life conflict and typically produces the most anxiety and long-term deliberation. Psychological Impact and Resolution
: Choosing between two undesirable outcomes, often described as being caught between "a rock and a hard place".
Experience : Highly stressful and difficult to resolve. As you move toward one bad option, its negative aspects become clearer, causing you to retreat back to the middle.
: A single goal has both positive and negative aspects.
Competing motives in a pandemic: Interplays between ... - PMC
Example : A child having to choose between two unpleasant chores, like washing dishes or taking out the trash.