The 5 Different Ways Perfectionism Shows Up

Kamini wants to talk about perfectionism on this week’s episode. As a recovering perfectionist, she knows how hard it is to simply just let things go. Kamini has identified five ways perfectionism can show up in our daily lives. The first one being self-oriented perfectionism, which means you have very high personal standards. You give yourself the expectation to be perfect all the time, which is exhausting!    The next perfectionist trait is socially-prescribed perfectionism, which is basically the perception that if you don’t act perfect, you will be letting others' expectations of you down. You might have a harder time coping with stress and adversity because this foam of perfectionism is out of your control. The third trait is other-oriented perfectionism, which is when we as individuals expect others to be perfect. We’re often highly critical of others when they don’t meet our level of standards.    The fourth perfectionist trait is overt-perfectionism, which is when the person has an increased sense of anxiety when they don’t have order and perfection around them. They feel stressed when things are not the way things ‘should’ be. They often like to be right, no matter the cost. The final perfectionistic trait is covert-perfectionism, which means the person is often a closest perfectionist. These types of people can be very hard to identify because their actions don’t match their perfectionist thoughts in their head. Externally, they might be laid back, but internally, they feel like failures for not succeeding.    Continue Your Growth Journey: Kaminiwood.com