The Pain Of Perfection

For many people, the desire and commitment to do their ‘best’, can easily morph into an obsessional attempt to be ‘perfect’.
‘Perfectionism’ is often one of the major maintaining and controlling factors for a person who is suffering from an eating disorder.
‘Perfection’ is an impossibility, but it is a often believed to be THE goal to aspire to reach. This belief will only result in failure and probable exhaustion from attempting to reach this impossible state of being.
The pursuit of perfection may result in a number of situations. A person may realize that they are aiming for the impossible, and simply relax and enjoy a more attainable goal.
What may also happen, which may not seem obvious at first, is that the person who has been the ‘high achiever’ will begin to feel depressed and hopeless, and be unable to accomplish much of anything in their daily life. They may consider themselves lazy and depressed, and have considerable problems doing even the most simple things. They may reach a point of apathy.
Could this be a result or an extension of the ‘perfectionism’? I think it may.

Please read the entire post at:
http://freefromexpectations.blogspot.com/