Were your parents obsessed with "perfection?"

See title.

why, were yours?
yes my Dad was. I have definite perfectionist tendencies, not quite ocd but some ocd like behaviours, which are apparently part of my GAD, not ocd.
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yo-yo wrote:why, were yours?

No. But then again I'm not a Borderline.

yo-yo wrote:yes my Dad was. I have definite perfectionist tendencies, not quite ocd but some ocd like behaviours, which are apparently part of my GAD, not ocd.
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Could you explain to me what GAD is?

GAD is generalised anxiety disorder, which is basically excessive worry/chronic anxiety, leads to insomnia, depression and physical symptoms like headaches.

yo-yo wrote:GAD is generalised anxiety disorder, which is basically excessive worry/chronic anxiety, leads to insomnia, depression and physical symptoms like headaches.

Those physical symptoms are trying to tell your thoughts that they are wrong.

optimist33 wrote:

yo-yo wrote:GAD is generalised anxiety disorder, which is basically excessive worry/chronic anxiety, leads to insomnia, depression and physical symptoms like headaches.

Those physical symptoms are trying to tell your thoughts that they are wrong.

Actually no - anxiety with GAD is often irrational anxieety.


My dad was a perfectionist. So am I.

Mavet wrote:

optimist33 wrote:

yo-yo wrote:GAD is generalised anxiety disorder, which is basically excessive worry/chronic anxiety, leads to insomnia, depression and physical symptoms like headaches.

Those physical symptoms are trying to tell your thoughts that they are wrong.

Actually no - anxiety with GAD is often irrational anxieety.


My dad was a perfectionist. So am I.

I recognize that anxiety is irrational that's why it feels bad. Again, your body feeling bad is trying to tell your mind that it is headed down the wrong path.

There are no wrong paths. There is only the end and the beginning.

YES. YES MY PARENTS WERE.


Nothing is good enough for them - EVEN NOW.


Ugh.

Story of my life.


AMP

Mavet wrote:There are no wrong paths. There is only the end and the beginning.

Wouldn't the right path be the longest path?