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What's something you want to stop doing but can't actually stop? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by 3volver@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] HottieAutie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

"Perfectionism is shame leaving the body." - The Daily Llama

But seriously, I think the majority of perfectionism is rooted in childhood shame. That comes from family that was overly critical, so we attempted to address it by being perfect. Maybe try messing things up in a safe manner on purpose to behaviorally teach yourself that it's okay to make mistakes.