When experiencing an emotional whirlwind our initiative for decision making becomes rash, this in it's self shows how massively our emotions impact our thought process, when in a tense situation we can feel stressed and unknowing of what to do or what actions to take, this also effects a lack of judgment for certain scenarios, if you feel afraid, your decisions may be clouded by uncertainty and caution, and it might take you longer to choose between your owns thoughts and evaluation.