The Perfection Trap: Why You’re Afraid to Fail (and What to Do About It)
by Natalia Derina, LMSW In our culture, perfectionism often gets celebrated. We admire the straight-A student, the colleague who always meets deadlines, the friend who color-codes their planner and has their life seemingly in order. It’s easy to think, “I wish I could be more like that.” But what we don’t always see is what’s going on underneath.Perfectionism isn’t just about wanting to do things well. It’s about being afraid of not doing them well enough. It is also about