Darius Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 A new video on perfectionism: What is perfectionism? How and why do people develop perfectionistic traits? Why is having perfectionistic traits problematic?
dsayers Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Pretty important topic. Thank you for talking about it. I enjoyed the way you tied things to it that might not be thought of as symptoms of perfectionism. Including one I had thought of: inhibition (procrastination). I definitely come from the perfectionist model. After listening to this, I now understand it's more present in my life even today than I gave it credit for. I'm thankful for this insight. I had a question concerning it. How can somebody recovering from perfectionism still seek to improve himself while not becoming prey to perfectionistic habits? Also, do you think it is possible for somebody who is abusive to detect that somebody has perfectionistic tendencies and use this in an attempt to manipulate them? An "appeal to perfection" so to speak.
cynicist Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Your description and explanation of this problem is perfect. I was concerned about my own tendencies in this area and your video actually made it clearer to me how pervasive this issue is in my life; I basically hit the entire checklist of symptoms you brought up. Needless to say I'm looking forward to your followup regarding possible solutions.
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