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Perfectionism is “Gucci” Anxiety and Shame!
psychotherapy, shame, anxiety, perfectionism, parenting Cori Hildebrandt, MA, LPC WI, LPCC MN psychotherapy, shame, anxiety, perfectionism, parenting Cori Hildebrandt, MA, LPC WI, LPCC MN

Perfectionism is “Gucci” Anxiety and Shame!

I heard from somewhere that perfectionism is just a fancy term for anxiety. While reading, Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart on perfectionism, she states “Shame is the birthplace of perfectionism. Perfectionism is not striving to be our best or working toward excellence. Healthy striving is internally driven. Perfectionism is externally driven by a simple but potentially all-consuming question: What will people think?”

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