Emotional perfectionism: I want to experience a perfect emotional state. Cognitive perfectionism: I want to understand perfectly. Behavioral perfectionism: I want to behave perfectly in my roles and perform perfectly in my tasks. Object perfectionism: I want this external thing—art, the surface of my desk, my face, the movie I’m directing, the presentation deck, the “About” page on my website, my child’s hair . . . to exist in a perfect state. Process perfectionism: I want this process (an airline flight, sobriety, going to church, giving a presentation, a marriage) to begin, continue, and end
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