Perfectionism – How We See It as Bad, Good and Ugly
Watch out when someone says they are perfectionists as most likely they lack perfection. Perfectionism is an obsessive behavior and even though it seems, that being perfect may be good and perfect (pardon the redundancy), being a perfectionist can be, not only bad, it can actually be ugly – not becoming at all. What Is Perfectionism? Perfectionism is an obsessive personal trait or behavior that gives the endless need for more accomplishments. Perfectionism becomes toxic, as while those in its continuous desire for success - for being always the best in everything - they are actually most focused on avoiding failure than anything else. They fear failure and so they brag about “perfectionism”. In their obsessive trait they need and expect other´s adoration and approval to be unconditional and want to be seen grandiose and flawless. They actually live in an alternative reality – their reality of being perfect and adored for it. In psychology, perfectionism, is seen as (p