When a perfectionist makes a mistake?!
Question: When a perfectionist makes a mistake!?
so, i know i am a bit of a perfectionist!. i am incredibly mean to myself and when i do something i regret i can literally hyperventilate from panicking over it!. i don't have much money, but my mom is giving me some to help pay for school so i'm not in any danger, but i'm trying to be frugal and today i went out and spent $80 on food and stuff for my artwork!. now i am beating myself up over it even though it isn't really that big of a deal!. i tend to want to punish myself harshly after i make mistakes (i didn't know it would be that much money) and it makes me physically ill!.
any advice!? i don't know how to stop obsessing over it and i know it's not healthy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
any advice!? i don't know how to stop obsessing over it and i know it's not healthy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Be good to yourself you'll come accross enough mean people who'll make up for it later!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
in a way i am in the same boat that you are and in currently in therapy for it
what my therapist says to me about stuff like that is if you cant tell yourself its not that big of a deal try to distract yourself!. like for me i would go running or play with my puppy!. then the next time you try to do something like that just stop, take a breath, and and remind yourself of what happend last time you did that
hoped that helped someWww@Answer-Health@Com
what my therapist says to me about stuff like that is if you cant tell yourself its not that big of a deal try to distract yourself!. like for me i would go running or play with my puppy!. then the next time you try to do something like that just stop, take a breath, and and remind yourself of what happend last time you did that
hoped that helped someWww@Answer-Health@Com
Excessive guilt can sometimes be a symptom of OCD!. (So can hyper-perfectionism!.) If these are making you physically ill, it might be worth seeing a doctor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com