tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post6681177508986441106..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Enough Already!Carrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-91906516961011017952007-12-10T13:13:00.000-05:002007-12-10T13:13:00.000-05:00oh, wow.WOW.I hear you.I get it.DUDE.oh, wow.<BR/><BR/>WOW.<BR/><BR/>I hear you.<BR/><BR/>I get it.<BR/><BR/>DUDE.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813023808982058233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-49848634358778872142007-12-10T10:35:00.000-05:002007-12-10T10:35:00.000-05:00It's funny you should bring this up. The NY Times...It's funny you should bring this up. The NY Times had a recent article about perfectionism, dated 12/04 in the health section.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I know for me, I tend to go through phases with how "perfectionistic" I need to be, i.e. where I am able to allow more things to slide than usual. But in the end, it's like a neverending battle. <BR/><BR/>I even remember one doctor telling me that it's really the perfectionism that can kill you in the end.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-47650355304445133742007-12-09T17:20:00.000-05:002007-12-09T17:20:00.000-05:00And not Sancho Panza?And not Sancho Panza?Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-60070681762608779862007-12-09T17:08:00.000-05:002007-12-09T17:08:00.000-05:00Funny ... my son thinks my nickname should be Quix...Funny ... my son thinks my nickname should be Quixotica ...Dreaming againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717590226520457326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-36379172321516329022007-12-09T14:00:00.000-05:002007-12-09T14:00:00.000-05:00Jeanne-Now I have "To Dream the impossible dream" ...Jeanne-<BR/><BR/>Now I have "To Dream the impossible dream" running through my head...<BR/><BR/>Ah, but who will be my Dulcinea?Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-52683183301792123102007-12-09T12:07:00.000-05:002007-12-09T12:07:00.000-05:00Wow. I hear you, carrie. "I'm not good enough to b...Wow. I hear you, carrie. "I'm not good enough to be a perfectionist."<BR/><BR/>I think what makes a perfectionist a perfectionist is the "striving" for perfection. We still believe in the idea of perfection. Like Don Quixote...<BR/><BR/>thinking of you,<BR/>jeanneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032617457209218758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-51746793216472847612007-12-09T11:27:00.000-05:002007-12-09T11:27:00.000-05:00I hear you. Boy do I hear you.It's odd, because I...I hear you. Boy do I hear you.<BR/><BR/>It's odd, because I have self-described as a perfectionist my whole life. At the same time, I thought I was a half-assed perfectionist. That I wasn't good enough at it. I wasn't trying to be better, mind you, but still.<BR/><BR/>But perfectionism is easily as much about the thought processes as it is the actions.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-60527897498963773662007-12-09T10:27:00.000-05:002007-12-09T10:27:00.000-05:00I envy the perfectionists that 'get it right' ... ...I envy the perfectionists that 'get it right' ... mine, like yours ... is just enough to stop me in my tracks. To stop me before I start ...or stop me when I get overwhelmed and make me realize I'll never get it done 'perfect'. <BR/><BR/>So I have the clutter, the dirty car ...and I just live with the internal chaos screaming at me that I'm never good enough ...and instead self destruct ...<BR/><BR/>My new therapist is the first person that actually labeled me as a perfectionist. <BR/><BR/>I had one person who looked at me and said "there is no way you're a perfectionist!" As if she'd been covered by an offensive mud ...<BR/><BR/>Excuse me ... you have no idea the hell I live in when things are not perfect ... <BR/><BR/>I hadn't even said anything to her, I'd just been nodding my head in agreement to something SHE'd been saying about some project she'd been doing! <BR/><BR/>She doesn't even know how badly she hurt me. <BR/><BR/>Argh ...the life of an overwhelmed perfectionist!Dreaming againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717590226520457326noreply@blogger.com