14 Signs Your Perfectionism Has Gotten Out Of Control

If you've ever cried about getting a B+ or ending up in secondplace, there's a good chance you're a perfectionist. As a culture,we tend to reward perfectionists for their insistence on settinghigh standards and relentless drive to meet those standards. Andperfectionists frequently are high achievers -- but the price theypay for success can be chronic unhappiness and dissatisfaction."Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching atair," psychologist David Burns warned in a 1980 Psychology Todayessay. ...

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