Perfectionism Was Ruining My Life

SELF IMPROVEMENT

Here’s what I did to overcome my attitude after years of misery

I have always been ‘guilty’ of being a perfectionist.

I was the kid who would spend hours on my homework, making sure that it was perfect. I would agonize over every detail until everything was just right.

As I got older, this compulsion to be perfect followed me into my professional life. I was always striving for excellence, and I refused to put anything out there that wasn’t perfect.

This obsession with perfectionism was ruining my life. It caused me a lot of stress and anxiety, and it prevented me from taking risks.

I was always so worried about making a mistake that I never ended up doing anything new. And because I was never satisfied with my work, I was always in a state of constant frustration.

My attitude also caused a lot of stress and anxiety for my family, friends, and colleagues. They all had to put up with my incessant need for perfection, and it has been a lot of work for them.

My family has always been supportive of me, but they have also been frustrated by my behavior — my repeated nagging about the smallest things I would expect from them, that actually didn’t matter at all.

My friends have been more patient with me, but they also often expressed their desire for me to relax, be practical and enjoy life. As for my colleagues — well, I feel they just don’t understand me at all.

But I’m guilty — of putting others through the ‘extra’ work and pressure of achieving perfection, even when completely unnecessary.

Right from my childhood days until now, I have been fortunate to develop and pursue various hobbies — sketching, chess, photography, singing, writing, etc.

In hindsight, I never tried to apply ‘perfectionism’ to any of my hobbies. Hence, those activities always remained stress-free — not just for me but for my near ones as well.

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