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The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler

Afford Anything

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The Difference Between Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism

There is not an agreed-upon clinical definition of perfectionism. In the DSM, rigid perfectionism shows up across a lot of mental illnesses like OCD. The presence of this thing makes a mental health disorder more likely to show up and more likely to be maintained.

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