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If Ego Is the Enemy, So Is Your Tendency to Exaggerate

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Looksmaxxing Is Just Another Dead End

Looksmaxxing Is Just Another Dead End
01.02.2026 8

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The Self-Importance Underlying Your Fear of Making Mistakes

The Self-Importance Underlying Your Fear of Making Mistakes
28.01.2026 4

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The Phantom Thread of Perfectionism

The Phantom Thread of Perfectionism
26.01.2026 53

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Your Mistakes Are Not That Important, but Your Response Is

Your Mistakes Are Not That Important, but Your Response Is
24.01.2026 73

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Learning to Quiet the Perfectionistic Inner Critic

Learning to Quiet the Perfectionistic Inner Critic
21.01.2026 52

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Negative Self-Talk May Be a Sign of Indecision

Negative Self-Talk May Be a Sign of Indecision
17.01.2026 19

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What Happens If One Partner Pushes and the Other Pulls Away?

14.01.2026 49

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Why Do Compliments Make Me Feel So Uncomfortable?

11.01.2026 83

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What Does It Mean to Be a Man?

07.01.2026 21

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OCD Is a Greedy Child

04.01.2026 21

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Marty Supreme's Advice to Gifted Children

31.12.2025 13

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'Marty Supreme' and Perfectionism's Degradation of Spirit

28.12.2025 58

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Am I a Bad Person for Having Bad Thoughts?

24.12.2025 49

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The Perfectionist's Misguided Need to Always Be the Best

21.12.2025 10

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Perfectionism Is a Misguided Way to Avoid Grief

17.12.2025 73

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Instead of Waiting for Godot, Some Wait for Perfection

13.12.2025 8

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Existential Anxiety in Gifted Children

10.12.2025 32

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You Must Give Up Hope for a Better Past

07.12.2025 16

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Moral Perfectionism and the Selfishness of Shame

26.11.2025 13

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You're Asking for Too Much When You're Overthinking

22.11.2025 17

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Unlearning the Mental Tricks People-Pleasers Use to Survive

11.11.2025 9

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The Perils of the Overconfident Perfectionist

09.11.2025 57

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Self-Oriented Perfectionism Is Obsessed With Status

04.11.2025 8

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The Extreme Fear and Pain of Being Criticized

02.11.2025 69

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The Black Hole of the Demanding Perfectionist

28.10.2025 7

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Misunderstanding Therapy as the Pursuit of Happiness

25.10.2025 15

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Why Nihilism Is Lazy and Harmful

21.10.2025 12

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People-Pleasing Is a Flawed Way to Exert Control

18.10.2025 14

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Are You Terrified of Feeling Confident?

15.10.2025 19

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Your Obsessive Pursuits Won't Heal Your Shame

11.10.2025 16

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Perfectionism Is a Poor Defense for Emotional Vulnerability

07.10.2025 7

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Am I Loved Only Because I Perform?

04.10.2025 20

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The Perfectionist's Quest for Immature Love

30.09.2025 16

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The Intensity of Rejection Sensitivity in Perfectionism

28.09.2025 91

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Perfectionism as the Basis for Chronic Defensiveness

24.09.2025 25

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Why Perfectionists Tend to Fear Success

20.09.2025 45

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Feeling Like You're Behind May Be Based on Distorted Beliefs

18.09.2025 17

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The Role of Perfectionism in Pathological Demand Avoidance

13.09.2025 16

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Why People Pleasers Tend to Take Everything Personally

10.09.2025 13

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Can Perfectionism Be a Form of Self-Deception?

09.09.2025 58

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Why Perfectionists Are Obsessed With Proving Themselves

06.09.2025 44

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Socially Prescribed Perfectionism and the False Self

31.08.2025 18

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Perfectionism and the Excessive Need for Control

26.08.2025 10

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The Shame of People-Pleasing

23.08.2025 37

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Why Couples Argue

19.08.2025 8

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How to Recover from Perfectionism

13.08.2025 21

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Being Perfect Won't Make You Happy

09.08.2025 63

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The Differences Between Shame, Blame, and Disappointment

03.08.2025 69

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Are You Terrified of Being Bored?

30.07.2025 31

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