This perfectionism is familiar to me, my father is the same way, it drives me mad. I will not recommend doing the same thing I did to get rid of my perfectionist tendencies because it made me too careless. But reading this article about shrinking the inner critic will help you cope better Pete Walker, M.A. Psychotherapy

A $100 traffic ticket? I paid $150 for something I didn't do because a crooked cop lied to the judge, I was trying to challenge it, what's worse is I got points on my license which is holding me back from certain employment opportunities that I am interested in. I would like to become peer support specialist but you need a clean driving record.