When it comes to being a perfectionist, what do you think needs to be perfect? Do you think it’s a certain hobby? The way something looks? Life in general? Well take a second and think, is something really ever perfect? The answer is no because nothing is perfect. Coming from a perfectionist, I have grown to be more understanding that nothing is ever perfect.
Let’s give a little example and say you are doing something you are good at, whether it’s a sport or a hobby, and you want to consider yourself perfect at that said something. When you are doing that something, there is also something more to learn, so when you mess something up, you might get mad and upset at yourself when you can’t do something that you might have just learned. But when you think about it, if you consider yourself perfect, the only way left for you to go is down. But when you start at a good level at being vulnerable and knowing you don’t know everything, there is always room for growth.
Maybe instead of getting mad or upset at yourself, try breathing and relieving some of that stress you were probably holding. Sure we might have bad days, but everyone has those bad days. There are more of us than you realize. You aren’t going to be criticized for not getting something right on the first try. Even if you want to be perfect about how you look, it’s okay to have those days where you don’t want to try as hard. Even if you want something else to look perfect, don’t stress when it’s not perfect. Try thinking about it as if you want it to look good and not perfect, because even the smallest change in your thinking can help with some of that stress. Even if you want your life to be perfect, it’s impossible for you to put your entire life on a path in which it will be perfect and go as planned, because that’s how life is. Life is not perfect.
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