The Perfect Paradox: 7 Reasons Why Perfectionism Leads to Burnout

“Everything I do should be flawless, otherwise I am worthless.”

The most intriguing aspect of perfectionists for me is that they are their own worst enemy.

Perfectionism usually comes with a harsh inner critic.

Distinguishing perfectionists from workaholics and people-pleasers is not that easy on the surface.

Perfectionists work long hours like workaholics.

The difference is that they mostly spend their time re-doing and editing things they have done already.

They are also similar to people-pleasers since they usually seek external validation on the quality of their work.

Perfectionists are super proud of their unrealistically high standards for excellence which also makes them constantly feel like a failure.