Papers by Paul Hewitt and colleagues and Simon Sherry and colleagues provide evidence that people with high levels of perfectionistic traits: Are doomed to fail at meeting their own expectations and the expectations that they assume are held by others Perceive themselves as consistently falling short of others’ expectations Behave in ways that result in perceived and actual exclusion and rejection by others Feel socially disconnected and have fewer social connections I write a lot about perfectionism across my books. It’s a healthy dose of “Researcher, heal thyself.” I often call myself a
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