{"id":19551,"date":"2021-09-12T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=19551"},"modified":"2021-09-12T19:25:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T17:25:50","slug":"perfectionism-makes-us-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/09\/perfectionism-makes-us-ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfectionism Makes Us Ill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>C1 &#8211; Advanced<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People with perfectionism hold themselves to impossibly high standards. They think what they do is never good enough.\u00a0But it is a serious problem that has been linked to many mental health issues, including depression and eating disorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s watch the video below to know more about this personality trait and its dangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How Perfectionism Makes Us Ill\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hK6mdoxXrIc?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Would you describe yourself as a perfectionist? Why or why not?<\/li><li>What do you think is the root cause of perfectionism?<\/li><li>Can you think of any benefits to being a perfectionist?<\/li><li>Do you find it surprising that perfectionism can lead to mental health issues? Why or why not?<\/li><li>Never aim for perfect. That will guarantee failure almost every time. \u2013 Caroline Ghosn. What do you make of this statement?<\/li><li>What advice would you give to someone who has a hard time dealing with failure?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C1 &#8211; Advanced People with perfectionism hold themselves to impossibly high standards. They think what they do is never good enough.\u00a0But it is a serious problem that has been linked to many mental health issues, including depression and eating disorders. Let&#8217;s watch the video below to know more about this personality trait and its dangers. 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