What people think perfectionism is: I’m going to do this 1,000 times until it’s completely perfect, and it doesn’t matter how tired I am or how many times I fail. Everything I do is super precise and I have absolute confidence but also am super pedantic about getting it right.
What perfectionism actually is: If I don’t get this right on the first try I’m going to cry in a corner and call myself a failure for the rest of my life. I’ve gotten nothing productive done because of this.
Yes, why don’t parents grasp this
Chances are you were also a “gifted child” if you’re a perfectionist now.
I’m a combination of both… like I’ll do something over and over again until either I get it absolutely perfect or I break down and hate myself
And sometimes if I break down I’ll still go back to it and keep going until it’s perfect, it depends on how important it is to me
And I used to get in trouble at work bc I’d sweep forever bc I had to get everything completely and perfectly
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