Does anyone else ever struggle with being perfect?

I have really struggled with perfectionism in my lifetime. Here is a module I read through that I thought was valuable.

http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/reso...cfm?Info_ID=52

My p-doc told me to lower my standard to 80% and it is still likely that I will be a bright star. He also said, "it has to be good enough."

Crummy day....... something at work I did wasn't perfect and that set off triggers and it was a disaster for me. School and working with teenagers I should know better that I can't react perfectly anytime let alone all the time. It is so hard.

I can't stand myself. Hate all parts of my body. This isn't a attention seeking statement. I want to be perfect. And never will see it.

I know how you feel Passion :/

I have been back in college for 2 yrs. I am very unlikely going to be able to pull an A out of a class for the first time since I have been back in school. I am totally miserable over it! Does that answer your question? LOL

Yes! I am perfect and I struggle with that all the time! lol

My problem was that up until about 2 years ago I thought I was perfect. Well, if not perfect, then just smarter, more creative, better looking, more talented and with more potential than just about else. I was going to rule the world. Imagine the horror when to my complete surprise I found out that not only was none of that true, but in fact, I was damaged goods. That really sucked.

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I have the opposite problem.. Even though most people tell me that I'm beautiful, talented, smart.. I just can't see it. When I look in the mirror I see flaws. All of them. All at once. It's soo overwhelming. Sometimes I just sit down on my floor and cry while looking into my mirror.. I probably sound stupid. I know that I'm pretty to other people, but I'm not pretty to myself.. I'm not smart, my art sucks, my body isn't good, my features aren't good, I have no talent, my stomach isn't always completely flat (I have abdominal migrains, which makes me bloated.. :/ ), .. the list goes on and on and on, nomatter how often people tell me differently. I've gotten to the point, where I just agree with them and put on a smiling face. .. but inside I'm broken and torn, and I don't want to be a burden, and I dont' wanna seem like I complain alot.. so I just try and stay quiet.

Something needs to be done about it - you want to go through life feeling good about yourself. Maybe start with your good facial features which are unaffected by abdominal migraines.

some days i feel like I'm gorgeous, other days I feel like I look horrible, like the ugliest person on earth.

I am glad there are days on which you feel like you're gorgeous.