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The Guardian: The rise of perfectionism – and the harm it’s doing us all. 4th June 2023

Posted on March 21, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

 This article is more than 1 year old The rise of perfectionism – and the harm it’s doing us all This article is more than 1 year old Many of us believe striving for perfection leads to success. But perfectionism is … Continue reading →

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webMD. Perfectionism: 6 Consequences to Watch For. Comment: Once at a lecture for people to attend re Bipolar, the psychiatrist said that some people with bipolar are excellent at their work and often this is about working for a boss, hence over zealous. Perfection demands very high standards, add in a dose of Highly Sensitive Person and mental illness is next to enter and impact severely on how you live your life.

Posted on August 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Perfectionism: 6 Consequences to Watch For Medically Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on August 17, 2021  Written by Martin Taylor 4 min read ‌‌There may be someone in your life whose perfectionism seems to dominate their personality. They may believe that, for something … Continue reading →

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The Alarming New Research on Perfectionism by Melissa Dahl, Health Journalist, The Cut. Comment: Trawling through old files so note this is 2014

Posted on August 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

psychology The Alarming New Research on Perfectionism psychology Sept. 30, 2014 The Alarming New Research on Perfectionism By Melissa Dahl, a health journalist.   Photo: Jamie Grill/Corbis Perfectionism is a trait many of us cop to coyly, maybe even a little proudly. (“I’m a … Continue reading →

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The national voice for psychology in Canada. “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Perfectionism. Comment: Post Covid many children have trauma; for anxious parents, a good place to start is to look for traits of perfectionism.

Posted on June 3, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Skip to content Canadian Psychological Association The national voice for psychology in Canada “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Perfectionism Posted on September 18, 2020 What is perfectionism? Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality style that is associated with a large number of … Continue reading →

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Perfectionism and mental health problems: Limitations and directions for future research. Resource United States Government NCBI. Comment: TBI merits “no two injuries yield the same outcomes”; add bipolar, anxiety, depression, OCD, and again there are ripples that some people experience and what I can say is “perfection of an OCD kind, underlies my basic personality traits and hence many difficulties including a complete irrationality about handwriting, body dysmorphia, near perfection house and garden, filing in order, and more, being unlike others and therefore wrong, especially from approximate age 10. 5 decades later I finally discover the link between perfection and mental illnesses. Worth sharing.

Posted on April 14, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Log in Access keys NCBI HomepageMyNCBI Homepage Main ContentMain Navigation Preview improvements coming to the PMC website in October 2024. Learn More or Try it out now. As … Continue reading →

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