Overcoming Perfectionism

Striving to be perfect comes at a cost.

If you grew up in an Asian household, you likely had high expectations put on you. While having high standards isn’t bad, at what point does it harm your overall well-being?

When your expectations are TOO high, it is challenging to be happy. Making mistakes can be frightening, which means failure, being at risk for scrutiny, having a damaged reputation, lacking capability, and more.

The tendency to set standards so high probably started in your youth, and it has carried over to adulthood. This desire to be perfect causes feelings of stress and disappointment almost all the time, and over time, it has caused a decrease in self-esteem, increased anxiety, and maybe even depression.

You might procrastinate on tasks because avoiding them is more straightforward than spending hours trying to do it “perfectly.” That feeling of ‘never good enough’ is too familiar, and it is hard to be present.

Overcoming perfectionism is challenging.

Wanting to be perfect in everything has been going on for a while now, and you feel like it’s never-ending. You’ve tried many ways to overcome this, but it isn’t working.

Your perfectionism has also led you to your success, and you fear that disrupting this trait will make you mediocre in life.

This push and pull of caring too much and not caring at all is getting too much to bear.

You don’t have to be stuck here!

You can get to a better place with time, motivation, and a willingness to face challenges.

There are therapeutic tools we can employ together to help you overcome your perfectionism. How good would it feel to control your mood, thoughts, and actions and enjoy the present moment instead of constantly worrying about the future?

Learn how to manage that negative self-talk that keeps saying you’re not good enough. It is entirely possible to transform your life.

Reclaim your time so you can use it more wisely and enjoy it with your family and friends. Let’s work on overcoming the downside of your desire to be perfect. Contact me today, and let’s discuss how I can help you with perfectionism.