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“Anxiety keeps me humble.” AIDS researcher Anthony Fauci, MD notes that pursuing excellence in your life and work is not without emotional challenges: “One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering... 
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By Lisa Erickson, MS, LMHC I’ve been thinking about varieties of perfectionism since having a discussion with a gifted trauma survivor. It became clear that some of their perfectionism was an expression of giftedness and some was related to family of origin issues. Same outcome, different sources. Does the source of perfectionism matter? I think it does. By understanding the differences we can clarify what can be embraced and managed, and what can be healed. Different sources, different strategies.
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The self-destructive side of perfectionism and giftedness http://highability.org/91/the-self-destructive-side-of-perfectionism/