823: Is Perfectionism Keeping You Anxious
The Anxiety Coaches Podcast
Gina Ryan
4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, Gina discusses the mindset of perfectionism and how it can contribute to chronic anxiety. Holding yourself to unrealistically high standards leads to perpetual self-criticism and self-attack and self-denigration. Listen in for tips on how to minimize perfectionism and alleviate unnecessary anxiety.
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Link to the article mentioned in today's episode The Ultimate Victim Role – Perfectionism by Dr David Hanscom
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Perfectionism is a disease. Procrastination is a disease. Action is the cure. -RICHIE NORTON
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever wondered what's going on in someone's head, or maybe you're a little |
| 0:05.8 | overwhelmed by what's going on in your own, then I have a podcast for you. |
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| 0:19.1 | teachings and apply them to your real life. |
| 0:24.0 | Each week, host Monica Johnson explains the why behind emotions like joy, anger, fear, |
| 0:32.6 | trust, and anxiety, and helps you better understand the relationships you form with your |
| 0:39.5 | friends, family, co-workers, and yourself. |
| 0:44.6 | Dr. Johnson is a licensed therapist who makes the science of psychology entertaining and |
| 0:51.6 | relatable in just 20 minutes a week. |
| 0:55.3 | She tackles topics like what factors affect your love life, how to know if you're having |
| 1:02.4 | a panic attack, and how to cope with dissociation and more. |
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| 1:30.7 | Welcome to The Anxiety Coaches Podcast, a relaxing and informative show where we explore |
| 1:36.0 | anxiety, panic, and PTSD, sharing how you can overcome them for life. |
| 1:43.6 | Aloha, welcome back to The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. |
| 1:51.3 | In today's episode, I want to talk a little bit about perfectionism and the idea that |
| 1:57.8 | it might possibly be keeping you in an anxious state or keeping the anxiety cycle going. |
| 2:06.5 | I read a great article by Dr. David Hanscomb and I will put a link in the show notes to |
| 2:13.5 | the article in case you want to read the whole thing. |
| 2:16.1 | I'm just pulling out a few key pieces that I thought were really related to our conversations |
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