links for 2009-04-04
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Being too much of a perfectionist can cause you to be tied up in knots and cause anxiety, shame and worry.
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There is no forgiving yourself for mistakes; therefore, it is often difficult to forgive others. You have a no nonsense policy about everything in your life and if someone has a valid crisis, concern or problem, you tell them, "That's just an excuse."
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Perfectionists have low self esteem and therefore define themselves through recognition by others.
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The new research focuses on a familiar type, perfectionists, who panic or blow a fuse when things don't turn out just so.
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What's more, perfectionists' tendency to fall short of their own standards may be a risk factor for depression.
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Perfectionism is both a blessing and curse, prompting high achievement but making the achievers implacable self-critics, vulnerable to overreacting to what they perceive as failure, often to the point of depression.
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Perfectionism provides little satisfaction and much self-criticism because the results never feel good enough to the doer.
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If things aren't perfect, perfectionists go out of their way to make it right. So why are they never satisfied?
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perfectionism is an addiction just as alcoholism is.
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"Give me a break," he said. "Perfectionists are losers."
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Let me guess: you have problems with perfectionism.;-)
I have to link to this. Sorry.
Actually, I do have a problem with perfectionism. But I’m the exact opposite of a perfectionist. I’ll post about that later…