I'm thinking about perfectionism today. It was Mary Alice's post that got me thinking about it and I'm not going to repeat what I replied to her, so make sure to read the other thread (the one asking how her T appointment went). I think it applies here too. We want to be perfect and we have such high expectations of ourselves that it is paralyzing. You might not think it's perfectionism when you can't even take the first step, but there you go - we don't even try because it won't be perfect or because we aren't even doing the things right yet that we are already trying to do, so what's the point in trying something else? I know I do that all the time. The thing about perfectionism is that we can fight it once we recognize it. We have to give ourselves permission not to demand the impossible from ourselves; to be satisfied with something, as something is better than nothing, even if it is just one little step towards our goals.

Toni, you're right - this has been a great topic and it made me think. And I think your comments were right on target too.

Wendy

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