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Old Oct 21, 2014, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by zinco14532323 View Post
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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I'm already in therapy. It's like half me, half external. I need to be perfect because I want to be the best I can be while living this short life. I can't stand being who I am. I need to be the best. I need to stand out. I need to be seen. I want to feel very good about myself with my looks, personality, and career. But I'm not really happy with any of those.