Perfectionism.
Who doesn’t want to be perfect? I often see perfectionism in high-achieving and high-performing individuals. They aren’t satisfied with just “good.” This drive leads to promising results, which can be reinforcing of the perfectionism, but leaves the person drained, stressed, and anxious.
Perfectionism often stems from childhood so it is usually necessary to examine parenting and childhood patterns. You may have been an anxious child who was trying to please difficult to please parents or maybe even had an explosive or unpredictable parent. Now, as an adult, you are left feeling exhausted from how much effort and time you put into everything and frustrated that others aren’t living up to the same expectations you put on yourself. I can help. We will work on self compassion, mindfulness, and re-framing your thoughts so that you can show yourself and others more grace. You will be left feeling more at ease and okay with “good enough.” Please request a free consultation to see if we’d be a good fit.