Perfectionism by itself isn’t a diagnostic category. It’s associated with various mental health diagnoses. In particular, it’s often linked with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is marked by ...

The collision is brutal. People enter their careers armed with perfectionism, only to discover it's actually their greatest liability. Real professionalism is about forward motion and pushing a ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. It’s wrong to assume that striving for perfectionism is inherently bad. It’s often healthy for artists, athletes, and many service ...

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 ...

A study of psychiatrists in Turkey found a strong correlation between the imposter phenomenon on one side, and burnout, maladaptive perfectionism, and compassion fatigue on the other. In other words, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perfectionism can be both obvious and hidden. Here are the different ways it may show up in your life. mother image via Getty ...

A new study has found that people living with chronic pain tend to be more perfectionistic, less self-compassionate and – depending on the measure – less confident in their ability to cope. These ...

Growing up, I wasn't valedictorian, but I strived for perfectionism. Now that I'm a parent, I don't want my son to want to be the best at everything. I want him to be happy above all things. In high ...