http://www.lifeintrospection.com How can we make life better? Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.lifeintrospection.com/the-best-i-can-with-what-i-have/comment-page-1#comment-26 Stephsfanny Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:55:13 +0000 http://www.lifeintrospection.com/?p=73#comment-26 This is true, but easier said than done. I suffer from "perfectionitis" (that would be, inflammation of my perfection gland). The biggest issue with perfectionists, like me, is we project it on others, especially if we are narcissistic perfectionists--those who are closest to us are beleaguered by the same ridiculously unattainable standards we set for ourselves. Having kids has mellowed me a lot, but I still have a lot more mellowing to do in order to not cause irreversible destruction to myself, my marriage, and my kids' life. This is true, but easier said than done. I suffer from “perfectionitis” (that would be, inflammation of my perfection gland). The biggest issue with perfectionists, like me, is we project it on others, especially if we are narcissistic perfectionists–those who are closest to us are beleaguered by the same ridiculously unattainable standards we set for ourselves. Having kids has mellowed me a lot, but I still have a lot more mellowing to do in order to not cause irreversible destruction to myself, my marriage, and my kids’ life.

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