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Old Oct 21, 2014, 10:52 AM
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I don't think I can. I'm a perfectionist so I can't accept not being perfect. Idk what to do. How does one fully accept themselves?

Well it takes work and maybe therapy. Questioning of your values and assumptions and expectations. How much of it is your own expectations and perfectionism and how much is external societal/ family expectations that you have incorporated. Why do you need to be perfect? Getting at the core causes of that trait.

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