I'm a perfectionist, and it is immobilizing. On a bad day, I can't start on anything or get anything finished, because I'm too stressed about it never being good enough. It is a problem for me. When you are a perfectionist, it's hard to ever enjoy anything.

T asked if I was willing to change my ways and be less perfectionistic, and I said that I don't think I can, so she said it's my choice but if I choose perfectionism I don't get to complain anymore about the stress and anxiety that comes with it. I've told people the same thing myself, but I don't want it applied to me. But that is the choice we all have. If you choose perfectionism, you get to live with anxiety.

Also, fixating on getting a few things perfect does mean that other things don't get done as well, or at all. That can be a problem too, depending on what's not getting done.