Perfectionism

Therapy for Perfectionism

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Therapy for Perfectionism

  • Does every step of your day involve excessive worries about things not going right?

  • Do you find yourself constantly worried that something is going to go wrong?

  • Are you always trying to make things better only to find yourself disappointed again?

  • Do you have a hard time committing to things?

  • Do you have a difficult time making decisions?

  • If yes, you might be experiencing clinical perfectionism.

Work with me to overcome your perfectionistic tendencies

Examples of perfectionistic tendencies:

If you are experiencing any of the these symptoms reach out to me and learn how to live a more productive, efficient, and fulfilling life.

Procrastination – chronic delay of actions that need to get done

Indecisiveness (Aboulomania) – difficulty with making everyday decisions

Hoarding – difficulty discarding items that are no longer needed

Miserliness – difficulty spending money due to fear of needing it someday for some possible catastrophe

Fear of Commitment – difficulty making decisions in situations that have high stakes such as marriage, buying a house, choosing a school, or accepting a job offer

High Standards – setting very high standards for oneself and others which are chronically unmet and thus left with constant feelings of failure and disappointment in oneself and others

Fear of Failure – a deep fear of messing up and a chronic need to avoid any situation that can possibly lead to failure

Orthorexia – obsessively thinking about and planning healthy eating

Difficulty with Delegating Tasks – the tendency to not allow others to do work for you, as well as the tendency to micromanage others such as co-workers or family members

Rigidity – difficulty with change and chronic inflexibility regarding many areas of one’s life

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, reach out to me and learn how to live a more productive, efficient, and fulfilling life.