Overcoming Perfectionism

Traits of perfectionism are linked to mental health issues like anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and stress as well as negative emotions like worry, fear of negative judgement, and inadequacy. If your perfectionistic tendencies cause you daily distress, it is important to seek help.

Perfectionism can impact many areas of a person’s life, and these areas are often referred to as domains. Sometimes, perfectionism affects only one domain, while other times, it impacts multiple domains. Now, here are some areas of our life perfectionism can affect.

Perfectionism, after all, is an ultimately self-defeating way to move through the world. It is built on an excruciating irony: making, and admitting, mistakes is a necessary part of growing and learning and being human. It also makes you better at your career and relationships and life in general.