If you have the feeling "I wonder if I should talk to a professional?" the answer is probably "yes." A good therapist can do wonders. (A bad therapist can do da

If you have the feeling "I wonder if I should talk to a professional?" the answer is probably "yes." A good therapist can do wonders. (A bad therapist can do damage, though - so it's imperative to find a good one and that may take a while.) But don't beat yourself up - these decisions are hard, and many people second-guess their decisions. Maybe you were wrong, maybe you made the best decision but neither decision would have been optimal. If the management path isn't open to you at the new job, or you don't like the company, then it's time to start looking elsewhere. Don't focus on how you perform vs. somebody else given the same opportunity. Maybe you're smarter or would've done better, but you can't know that. Just focus forward and try to make the right decisions with the hand of cards you have now - not the hand of cards you had a few rounds ago.