31. Why your best trait is actually hurting you: your perfectionism is a trauma response

Perfectionism driven by fear of failure is one of the strongest predictors of burnout, chronic stress, depression, and anxiety in high achieving adults. Through decades of research we now know it’s a survival strategy, one your nervous system built before you were old enough to choose it, and it has been running your life ever since.In this episode, we break down exactly what's happening in the brain and body of the founder who can't stop grinding, can't accept a compliment, and only feels safe when everything is under control. We cover the attachment science behind fear-based perfectionism, what Gabor Maté calls the “scars of where we lost connection to ourselves”, how chronic cortisol and amygdala activation are physically measurable in perfectionists, and what it actually takes to rewire it without losing your edge.If you're a high performer who's starting to wonder whether the thing that built your success is also the thing destroying your health, your relationships, and your ability to enjoy any of it, check out this episode.Take the Performance Archetype Quiz https://shorturl.at/aHm4Q14 Day inerOS Reset https://deannawrose.com/osresetConnect on Social https://instagram.com/dr.deannawrose/How I support high performers https://deannawrose.com/programs Get email updates https://deannawrose.com/connect#newsletterKeywords: perfectionism and burnout, perfectionism as trauma response, overachiever burnout, entrepreneur stress management, business scaling mindset, high achiever anxiety, founder burnout, type A stress, nervous system burnout, why can’t I slow down, executive mental health, high performance anxiety, attachment theory and perfectionism, executive mental health