Perfectionism

What is perfectionism and how does it affect your life? Have you ever read “perfectionist”? Do you consider yourself a “perfectionist”? Are you familiar with all kinds of perfectionism? Although everyone wants to do their work of high quality, excessive perfectionism can also produce a negative result, contrary to expectations. For example, excessive perfectionism is damaging to our self-confidence and those who work with us. This feature creates tension in our relationships and in some cases it can have problems for our health. In this article, we will address the destructive causes of excessive perfectionism and ways to overcome it.

Perfectionism therapy, how to overcome perfectionism?
What is perfectionism and do we have some perfectionism?
Overcoming Thought “Or All or None”

Perfectionism is a set of defective patterns of thought that make you try to reach unrealistic goals.

Tal Ben-Shahar, in his book The Pursuit of Perfect, explains that there are two types of perfectionism:

Complicated perfectionism;
Incompatible perfectionism.
Comprehensive perfectionists work on developing their skills. Their standards are always on the rise, and they work with optimism, pleasure, and desire for improvement. Undoubtedly, this is a healthy kind of perfectionism. But imperfect perfectionists are never content with theirs. If something is not complete and flawed, it will put aside it. This group of people may experience fear of failure, hesitation, sadness, and other painful feelings.

It is important to understand the difference between incompatible perfectionism and healthy search. For imperfect perfectionists, mistakes are not acceptable because they make them ineffective. Conversely, mistakes are considered to be opportunities for growth for those who are looking for better in a healthy and right way. These groups understand that mistakes are part of the learning process, so they accept them.

In this article, we focus on overcoming imperfect perfectionism.

Is there any fault and flaw? Do not everything be flawed?

Obviously, we have to work hard and provide the best possible results.

Imposing and defective is of particular importance when it comes to death and life or when the consequences of failure are very significant and significant. In these cases, a superficial approach to the quality of the work can be catastrophic. In these situations, you must do your very best, test your work thoroughly, and then submit the result.

When the consequences of the defect are insignificant in something, then insistence on completeness is a futile task. In these cases, “good enough” is enough.

Insisting on being “flawless” elsewhere is also futile, and it’s when your job has successfully completed a complete, accurate, and disciplined, but you still have doubts about your work.

The consequences of perfectionism
When perfectionism passes through to incompatible perfectionism, it prevents individual and professional success.

Some of the consequences of excessive perfectionism are:

general health
According to the analysis (published in the Journal of Counseling and Development magazine), perfectionism is associated with problems with general health such as anxiety disorders, depression, migraine, anxiety and personality disorders. Demanding perfection can lead to reduced productivity, stress, and damage to relationships.

Self Confidence
Perfectionism negatively affects confidence. The perfectionists, individual values, consider themselves dependent on what they are looking for and believe that others also judge them accordingly. Since they are never satisfied with their possessions, they can never live according to the standards they have set for themselves. This situation makes them permanently sacrificing themselves for their critiques and blame. The

Procrastination
Perfectionism is closely associated with procrastination. For example, a perfectionist does not begin until he finds the perfect and flawless way of doing a project. This perfectionist, due to his outburst, usually lags behind his work, and this process affects his credibility and working relationships. The

Influence on creativity
One of the consequences of perfectionism is that it is the nature of clamor. Perfectionism prevents us from risking our playfulness and our desire for dreams. This situation will diminish our creativity and innovation ability.

Perfect personality signs
Perfectionism

If perfectionism has become a problem, it’s easy to identify. Be sure to see some of the following features in your own behaviors:

You have hard or unrealistic goals. If you can not be the best, sometimes you surrender and abandon that goal.
Any mistake you see as a failure, and if someone does a job or project better than you do, you will lose sight. Also, you may hide your mistakes from others.
You usually deliver your work late, because you are constantly reviewing it and stopping it.
When you are in perfect condition, you feel uncomfortable with the purpose you do not want.
You do not like risk-taking, because there is no guarantee that you can do your job perfectly and without fail. So, you would prefer to accept more secure tasks because you are sure that they are doing their fault.
You do not enjoy the process of learning and work because you are just worried about the outcome.
Your thinking is usually either “all or not,” or whatever you want to be fully accomplished, or if you do not, you consider yourself to be defeated.
Have an unhealthy attachment to the opinions of others. You feel that others will reject you if your defects appear.
You do not get criticism and feedback very much.
You can also measure others with your unrealistic standards and criticize them when your colleagues do not meet your expectations. So with this approach, you will not have much close relationship at work.
You have difficulty delegating authority and assigning work to others.
Do you find some of these features in yourself? If so, do not worry. Here are some good ways to fix this problem.