... well. That's way, way above my paygrade - you're going to want someone with proper smarts to explain how this all works, and that's not me - but let's give it a shot.
Maybe the show shows you doing those things because you chose / choose / are going to choose to do them, because you were / are / will be who you were / are / will be. You're still choosing to do the thing, it's just that the other choices aren't ones you'll take. Doesn't stop the other options existing.