Are you in need of perfectionism recovery? If so, approval-seeking behavior may be an impediment to your progress. Learn how in this short audio clip.
Do you find yourself constantly seeking approval or external validation from others?
Are you also a perfectionist?
If you answered yes to one of those questions, you likely answered yes to the other.
Approval-seeking and perfectionism go hand in hand.
They are typical concerns for many people on a path of personal growth.
Overcoming approval-seeking behavior and perfectionism can be challenging.
A helpful first step is understanding how they are related.
It’s hard to say which comes first, but the connection is easy to see when you consider it.
Many of us develop a habit of expecting ourselves to be perfect in our younger years.
This can be because of a desire to please our parents, caregivers, teachers, coaches, or others we looked up to as children.
This is not about blaming anyone, but it helps to understand the foundations of the dynamic.
When you seek approval or validation outside yourself, you constantly question whether your actions are good enough.
You try to avoid criticism from others because it affects how you feel about yourself.
This is the essence of perfectionism, and it can have a detrimental effect on your emotional well-being.
When it goes on for years of your life, it can eventually manifest as a physical imbalance or illness.
An essential key to healing from approval-seeking and perfectionism is to foster a process of internal validation.
Allow yourself to be “perfectly imperfect” even when someone else has a different perspective or opinion.
You are good enough simply because you exist.
The goal of life is to be balanced and happy— not to be perfect!
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