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#433 BITESIZE | How the Modern Epidemic of Perfectionism is Impacting Our Health | Will Storr
Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Exploring the Corrosive Effects of Perfectionism on Mental Health and Well-Being
Perfectionism creates a constant sense of feeling inferior due to an internal ideal that is set impossibly high, leading to a sensitivity to failure and a continuous push for becoming more flawless. This unattainable standard, compounded by societal pressures where success seems out of reach, contributes to a rise in negative mental health issues. Millennials, facing economic challenges and the burden of achieving a status beyond reach, experience a profound sense of inadequacy and pain due to the ever-increasing standards of perfection.
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