Perfectionism
Perfectionism involves setting extremely high personal standards and experiencing significant distress when those standards are not met. It can affect daily functioning through excessive self-criticism, fear of making mistakes, difficulty relaxing, or chronic feelings of not being “good enough.”
Common difficulties related to perfectionism include performance anxiety, burnout, procrastination, rigid expectations, and avoidance of tasks that may not be done “perfectly.”
Therapists at ShiftGrit use evidence-informed approaches such as CBT, ACT, and pattern-focused methods to help clients understand and change the thoughts, emotions, and behaviours that maintain perfectionistic cycles. Treatment can include building cognitive flexibility, reducing unhelpful self-evaluation, increasing tolerance for mistakes, and developing balanced goal-setting skills.
To learn more about related emotional patterns that can make perfectionism persist over time, you can explore our educational perfectionism & achievement resources here:
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