{"id":5454,"date":"2025-09-17T14:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksrini.life\/29035f-co-nz\/journal\/?p=5454"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:04:21","slug":"10-tips-for-making-peace-with-imperfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksrini.life\/29035f-co-nz\/journal\/10-tips-for-making-peace-with-imperfection\/5454\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips for Making Peace with Imperfection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cOh, I am just a perfectionist!\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n

We toss that label around as if it is no big deal. This is an acceptable label, often used in an attempt to be self-deprecating yet still make ourselves look good. However, perfectionism can actually be a big deal. It definitely gets in the way of life satisfaction, and is linked to anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and suicide, not to mention serious illnesses.(1)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal to be without blame very often is at the bottom of small and great human troubles. When people with such an aim seek and receive psychotherapy, they learn to face their own imperfection, instead of running after an impossible goal of perfection. They acquire the courage to be imperfect, the courage to work to become less and less perfect.\u201d<\/strong> (2)<\/h3>\n

If you are like me when I first read this quote, you feel relief and terror all at the same time. (Ok, so more terror than relief.)<\/p>\n

Learn to face my imperfection? What do you mean? I am in counseling to learn how to be more perfect, thank you very much. I want to handle my problems with resilience, like other people do. I want to fix my imperfections so I do not have to hide them anymore.<\/p>\n

I want to be perfect.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Why do we strive for perfection?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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