Constantly striving to live a faultless life increases your risk of a very imperfect outcome - early death..haha. Is this true? Experts specialising in perfectionism recently convened at an Association for Physiological Science Convention in Boston to present research looking at perfectionism and its effect on health, ranging from lost of self-esteem and resilience to increase stress and risk of death. It can interfere with effectively dealing in a crisis situation. Even though these impossibly high standards are self-imposed, the true perfectionists find it hard to relinquish the high self expectations of performance or to settle for more realistic standards even during times of severe emergencies requiring them to act fast. At the convention, researchers specialising in behaviour found that life expectancy rate reduced 51 percent in perfectionists when compared to non perfectionists. Other health ailments also been linked to perfectionism to binge eating, hoarding, anxiety, substance abuse and an increased risk of oxidative and nitrosative stress which cause cell damage and inflammation leading to a whole host of serious health problems.
(wow such a boring one, i skip reading this intro part, simply type it in just for more info and details..haha)
Perfectionism
The good news is that not all perfectionists traits mean bad news. Some of experts bla bla bla...boring anyways..
Experts notes that once the drive for perfectionism is acquired, its not easily kicked. It's also important to note that if perfectionism is limited to one or two areas of your daily tasks, it could provide positive effects on self-esteem and self worth. However, it is deadly to aspire to be perfect in all areas of one's functioning. The key is to delegate responsibility to others for less important tasks that are time consuming.
True perfectionists are generally always unsatisfied with performance. The following are commonly deserved signs of perfectionism in an individuality.
-show excessive concern about small, everyday tasks
-worries about others' approval
-frequently asks for extensions on deadlines
-worries excessively about being disappointment to others
-over time the trait can be identified by excessive levels of worry, depression and sense of failure, even if the person is talented and competent....
(wow such a boring one, i skip reading this intro part, simply type it in just for more info and details..haha)
Perfectionism
The good news is that not all perfectionists traits mean bad news. Some of experts bla bla bla...boring anyways..
Experts notes that once the drive for perfectionism is acquired, its not easily kicked. It's also important to note that if perfectionism is limited to one or two areas of your daily tasks, it could provide positive effects on self-esteem and self worth. However, it is deadly to aspire to be perfect in all areas of one's functioning. The key is to delegate responsibility to others for less important tasks that are time consuming.
True perfectionists are generally always unsatisfied with performance. The following are commonly deserved signs of perfectionism in an individuality.
-show excessive concern about small, everyday tasks
-worries about others' approval
-frequently asks for extensions on deadlines
-worries excessively about being disappointment to others
-over time the trait can be identified by excessive levels of worry, depression and sense of failure, even if the person is talented and competent....
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