“Perfectionism is a trait characterized by a person’s striving for flawlessness and setting impossibly high standards, accompanied by critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others’ evaluations.” Is this you?
The talk and primer on perfectionism will help you to:
- Understand the difference between perfectionism and excellence.
- Set standards as per contexts.
- Become aware of unhelpful cognitive behaviours that reinforce perfectionism.
- Practice tips and tricks to set realistic goals.
Speaker: Dr. Tarique Sani is a psychotherapist, paediatrician, forensic expert, PHP geek, photographer, cyclist, and currently a runner.
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- Share resources - links, articles, blogs - on perfectionism.
- Share tips and suggestions on your experiences with overcoming perfectionism and setting more realistic goals.
Zainab Bawa  Identifying perfectionismPerfectionism is a personality trait characterized by a person’s striving for flawlessness and setting impossibly high standards accomplished by critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others’ evaluations. The key component of perfectionism is basing your self-worth on other people’s evaluations of yourself. more
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Zainab Bawa What are your perfectionism rules- unhelpful thoughts that produce the perfectionism cycle.Perfectionists have rules which they apply to their behaviour. Some of these rules are: more
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Zainab Bawa Coping tricks as you practice overcoming perfectionismWhen you try to change your perfectionist behaviours, you will experience discomfort. In order to cope with the discomfort, and continue the journey, these coping tips will help you: more
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Zainab Bawa Adjusting unhelpful rules and assumptions associated with perfectionismBelow are some tips to adjust the unhelpful assumptions you have developed that reinforce perfectionist behaviours. more
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Zainab Bawa Tips and tricks to change perfectionismBelow are some suggestions on how to change perfectionist behaviours: more
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Zainab Bawa Action planning to overcome perfectionismHere is a step-by-step action plan to help you overcome perfectionism: more
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