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perfectionism and - Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

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Let’s Focus on Two Problematic <br />

Areas of Perfectionism <br />

1) High St<strong>and</strong>ards <br />

2) Rigidity <br />

• Expectations <br />

• Ideals <br />

• Just right <br />

• The best <br />

• Better <br />

• The “shoulds” <br />

• The right way <br />

• Exact <br />

• Perfection <br />

High St<strong>and</strong>ards <br />

Rigidity <br />

Two Targets <br />

• In7lexibility <br />

• All-­‐or-­‐nothing <br />

• Excessive self criticism <br />

• Judgment of others <br />

• Conditional acceptance <br />

• Never good enough <br />

• Never satis7ied <br />

• Rule based <br />

• Absolute consistency <br />

• Narrow <br />

High<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

High<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ards &<br />

Rigidity<br />

Rigidity<br />

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