perfectionism Real Stories - 4 Experiences, Advice & Support

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Feeling Fed up

I keep setting these goals to become better than my idols (I'm an artist) I improve rapidly, But for a while my physical health was taking a toll because I was studying so much, and drawing so much. I set these goals to become "better" than someone in art, and once I overcome them I'm happy for a m

Watermelon_80670 🇩🇿 sometimes i feel the same way! you know what i do ? i grab my bag and go somewhere by bus or by train and put my headphones on and start talking to my self out loud this makes me feel so much better

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I'm messed up, insecure, and need to change my life

hello ... i don't think anyone can help me if i didn't do it myself ..but sometimes i feel like i need to talk and express it all .. m messed up i know .. m insecure .. weak .. m desperate for attention and so clingy and never stay in one relationship for too long cus they wnd up being bored of me ... i need to change i know ... i need a life and stop relaying on anyone ... i know ..it all .. but how to start ...see more

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Feeling empty, not sad or happy. My chest hurts.

feeling empty everyday am not sad but am not happy either ! am tired of this feeling my life is not that bad , am not confident and i have some relationships problems sure but compared to what others are living my problems are not so bad ! still i hate this feeling it hurts me like not jst mentally i feel it physically too ! my chest hurts but idk like am not sadd i really don’t understand what’s wrong with me if someone knows how to stop this feeling then pls tell me !! ...see more

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My heart feels heavy, can't feel the warmness anymore.

despite having a loving family I can't feel the warmness anymore. when i needed understanding I was blessed with sarcasm and humiliation. There is literally no one I could open up with... my heart feels so heavy as such that I wish I was never there to begin with. And who said demotivating motivates someone atleast not me!my all life I had been compared with others by my parents,how funny they say don't care what they say just work hard you don't need to be the best and what not then they start he/she did this did that and you?what are you doing ?you dont love us,you are a problem you can't achieve with that mentality..what mentality? mentality which was affected by them?relatives?my own friends and people around me... to such an extend that it's too late for me to open up..and that I've suppressed all my emotions such that I can't sense or feel any except for death. ...see more

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