I am a complete perfectionist, I set standards very high for myself and am very critical of my self
You know, i'm a perfectionist as well. People view it as something bad but i disagree
It can have many positive and negative aspects, I think I have more negative experiences from it!
Really? What negative experiences do you have?
I am really harsh on myself when I don't meet my standards and goals, I wish there was a way to get rid of that.
Ok, i understand. I'm sometimes hard on myself as well
Luckily I have never fallen into a depression because of it, but I hear that is common. I think everyone is hard on themselves at one point or another
you're right. But there are also positive things about being a perfectionist. :)
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
's just helped me as an individual. I understand life much better and when you understand life, you have an easier time understanding other aspects of it, skateboarding included. I don't claim to be perfect, far from it in fact, but I at least have the self awareness to know that and see upon where I can improve, see where I've been the architect of my doom. Scientology has enabled me to really look at who I am, what I am doing and put myself in check if it