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| English: perfectionist measuring and cutting grass (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I'm not this bad. Maybe my husband is? |
Causes
So far we've learn perfection comes from:
- The heart. Pride convinces us we have to be perfect
- Legalistic Leaders. Some leaders or bosses always find fault because you don't measure up
Childhood Experiences
The third cause:- Childhood experiences
And these can run the gamut: our parents were successful or they praised us too much or they praised us too little or we didn't fit in as children.
Little my parents did instilled this in me. In that manner, my childhood was blessed.
However, I'm an artist, and I do not see the world in the typical manner. I'll look at a tree stump and see a mermaid. I hear a song and am plunged into a fantasy world where I'm Maid Marion saving Robin Hood.
By nature, I'm caring, frugal, helpful, and loyal. Therefore, people's attitudes and opinions were paramount.
The two elements of my nature combat each other: in trying to be like others, my basic strengths compelled me to be different.
Childhood Causes of Perfectionism
- Parents too successful
- Parents too unsuccessful
- You were too doted upon
- You were abused
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| Believing God's word begins the cure |
The Cure
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" Rom. 8:37-39.
Come to the realization that Jesus loves us just the way we are.
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