Personal Narrative: The Confession Of Perfectionism
"The confession of a perfectionist"
Declining academic grades, procrastination, hundreds of scribbled and futile to-do-lists and critical self-evaluations. This pretty much paints the picture of what my life has been over the past couple of years. This may create an impression that I am a foolhardy teenager. But the truth is, all those problems are characterized by perfectionism. Perfectionism can be defined as a personality trait where an individual endeavors for flawlessness and sets excessively high standards. It has not been a long since I discovered that the word perfectionist is an irony in itself because what I believe is being a perfectionist does not actually make a person perfect. It drives you crazy and effects you mentally, physically and socially. And this peculiarity, without any shadow of a doubt, has been biggest problem for the past few years.
Let's say it takes 20 minutes for a person to clean a room. For me, it took an hour because I …show more content…
You derive happiness in the beginning but it's only a matter of time when things get out of control.
I did research on what might be the reason for being a perfectionist. In my case, it was feeling of social pressure and sense of insecurity. So, it was time for me to step-up and take requisite step. And after a good deal of online research and change in thinking am able to come closer to putting an end to perfectionist thinking. It was really hard at first but I am doing really good now. I am beginning to realise that being "perfect" is overrated. You don't need to be good at all the things to enjoy life. I believe that it is okay to be not okay.
This problem holds a significant importance in my life because it has taught me valuable life lessons. Also, it has changed my way of thinking and ameliorated my life. Every human being is bound to have problems. All that matters is the effort you put to make sure its
Declining academic grades, procrastination, hundreds of scribbled and futile to-do-lists and critical self-evaluations. This pretty much paints the picture of what my life has been over the past couple of years. This may create an impression that I am a foolhardy teenager. But the truth is, all those problems are characterized by perfectionism. Perfectionism can be defined as a personality trait where an individual endeavors for flawlessness and sets excessively high standards. It has not been a long since I discovered that the word perfectionist is an irony in itself because what I believe is being a perfectionist does not actually make a person perfect. It drives you crazy and effects you mentally, physically and socially. And this peculiarity, without any shadow of a doubt, has been biggest problem for the past few years.
Let's say it takes 20 minutes for a person to clean a room. For me, it took an hour because I …show more content…
You derive happiness in the beginning but it's only a matter of time when things get out of control.
I did research on what might be the reason for being a perfectionist. In my case, it was feeling of social pressure and sense of insecurity. So, it was time for me to step-up and take requisite step. And after a good deal of online research and change in thinking am able to come closer to putting an end to perfectionist thinking. It was really hard at first but I am doing really good now. I am beginning to realise that being "perfect" is overrated. You don't need to be good at all the things to enjoy life. I believe that it is okay to be not okay.
This problem holds a significant importance in my life because it has taught me valuable life lessons. Also, it has changed my way of thinking and ameliorated my life. Every human being is bound to have problems. All that matters is the effort you put to make sure its