How Childhood Trauma Shapes Your Personality
Have you ever wondered if your childhood experiences shape your personality as you grow up? This question has been asked by psychologists since the dawn…
Tag: perfectionism
9 Things To Do When You Start Overthinking
If you have spent more time thinking about a problem and less time trying to solve it, be assured that you are not the only…
6 Signs You May Have OCD, Not Perfectionism
Are your perfectionist tendencies taking control of your life? Are your habits or rituals taking up too much time, or keeping you from going about…
9 Things INFJ Struggle With Part 1
INFJs tend to keep to themselves and their thoughts. On top of that, they are very intuitive and sometimes they are also empaths. Being introverted,…
8 Toxic Habits That Lead To Burnout
DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AS MEDICAL ADVICE OR DIAGNOSIS. PLEASE CONSULT WITH A PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE…
10 Tips for Getting Out of a Rut
Do you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel and you’re running in place but going nowhere? Have you been doing the same thing everyday…
10 Things You Do That Make You Unhappy Without Knowing
How happy are you right now? Do you struggle to find motivation and joy in your daily life? Do you know why? What many people don’t realize…
Perfectionist? How Perfectionism Can Affect Your Mental Health
“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active…
6 Signs You May Have Anxiety and Not Even Know It
Anxiety isn’t fun for anyone. We all know what it’s like to feel our stomach do flips or to panic over things that we feel…
8 Common Characteristics of a Dysfunctional Family
Families are generally known to be the people you can lean on during tough times and have open disagreements without feeling attacked or judged. At…
6 Ways to Handle Embarrassment
We’ve all experienced embarrassing moments, whether that means tripping down (or up, if you’re more ambitious like me) the stairs, spilling coffee on ourselves, or…
5 Ways Perfectionism Can Make You More Depressed and How to Cope With It
Clinical psychologist Paul Hewitt states that perfectionism is linked to depression and even suicide in more severe cases. Although perfectionists are often considered the great…
How Asian Shaming Leads to Harmful Perfectionism
Being Asian-American translates to many different things. This is especially true if you are a second born generation American like me with first generation parents…
Triumph Over Trich: An Interview with Specialist Lindsey M. Muller on Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors and Perfectionism
Lindsey M. Muller, M.S., LCPC is a specialist on the treatment of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, anxiety, and self-discovery. She is the author of numerous articles,…
Perfectionism: Making Yourself Sick
Do you consider yourself a perfectionist? Many of us are to some extent perfectionist when it comes to something we care about. But to what…