I always have to do everything to perfection.  My wife calls me a perfectionist
Well, many psychologists not only agree that it has negative aspects, but also POSITIVE aspects! It's a multidimensional characteristic to have.
I think its slightly mixed with OCD.  I always have to make sure that I do everything exact, like putting all the dishes away exact
I can definitely lead to a sort of OCD where you strain compulsively toward goals that are unrealistic and unobtainable. And sometimes you may even measure your self worth by those accomplishments or lack of.
Im glad my computer allows me to erase and retype things, I can't imagine having to use a typewriter.  I would have gone through so much paper
In 1978, D. E. Hamachek argued that there were two types of perfectionism. Classifying people as either tending towards a normal level of perfectionism or tending towards a neurotic perfectionism. Which do you feel is you?
I think that I am normal, but who really knows lol
to pursue perfection without compromising their self-esteem, and derive pleasure from their efforts. Neurotic perfectionists are prone to strive for unrealistic goals and feel dissatisfied when they cannot reach them. Hamachek offers several strategies that have proven useful in helping people change from maladaptive towards healthier behavior. Contemporary research supports the idea that these two basic aspects of perfectionistic behavior, as well as other dimensions such as "nonperfectionism", can be differentiated. They have been labeled differently, and are sometimes referred to as positive striving and maladaptive evaluation
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