Recovering From My Body Perfectionism (Part 2)

I wanted to share a personal example of working the Change Triangle to overcome perfectionism about my body in case it is helpful.

For years I lamented my curvy figure. I wanted to be flat-chested and look like a boy or a model. I thought I was fat (I wasn't) and dieted like crazy. The idea that I had to be thinner was a defense against my insecurities about my body. In the last ten years, I was determined to change and accept myself.

Childhood Influences

I was the first of my friends to go th...