Perfectionism is actually a trauma response, and it may be silencing your truest desires.

We all know that nobody’s perfect, but it can be very hard to believe that about yourself. While no one can dispute that hard work is admirable—we see you Beyoncé!—you might be surprised to find out ...

It’s a myth that we have to love ourselves before we can love others. However, in order to love, we have to accept that some of them truly love us. This is a significant challenge for perfectionists.

We asked therapists and researchers for the best books on learning to let go. By Hope Reese Mollie Candib, a therapist in New York City, was seeing a client who was under enormous stress. He was an ...

Principal symptoms of burnout include a sense of depletion, fatigue, and exhaustion; a cynicism or emotional distance from your job, whether it is in the workplace or the home; and a reduced efficacy ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. I am a perfectionist, and trust me when I say this, it ...

The line between healthy ambition and destructive perfectionism has become increasingly blurred in our achievement-obsessed culture. What begins as a desire for excellence can gradually evolve into a ...

Research shows that an employee’s perception of what makes an authentic leader is the most significant predictor of job satisfaction and happiness at work. And I experienced this firsthand when my ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As a kid, I used to smooth out my bedspread every morning with a plastic Happy Meal boat. Everything I owned had to be just so, all my stuffed animals and dolls and books in their ...

Being a perfectionist is like playing a rigged carnival game. It’s presented as easy and within reach when it’s actually impossible and unattainable. People who are expected by others, or expect ...

Of course, we’re all shackled by perfectionism to some extent. Those last three statements were pulled from my own perfectionistic self-talk. In a world of carefully crafted profiles and photoshopped ...