After all, never quitting and not accepting second best sounds like just the sort of stuff you read in all those motivational books. The trouble is, perfectionists don’t see things that way. That can be a problem if your New Year Resolution’s to kick over a bad habit, for example. PERFECTIONISTSSo perfectionists who struggle to live up to their own unrealistically high standards run the risk of depression. While those who constantly try to live up to what they think others expect of them often suffer from eating disorders or suicidal thoughts.

Source: Daily Nation December 29, 2019 07:52 UTC