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Apr. 5th, 2010 @ 12:54 am 
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So, I've realised of late that I've been caught by the paralysis of two things:
1) I've fallen behind in reading blogs, journals, and Facebook, so I'm reluctant to start reading them again because omg I'm so behind and CLEARLY once I start I have to catch up completely, right? (This is even my problem with LJ, even though I'm now over a year behind and am seriously NEVER EVER catching u
2) I also haven't been posting, which means there are a zillion things that have happened that I thought were worth posting about, and haven't, so obviously I have to write all those up as well once I start.
So, I'm going to try and let go of both of those Excessive Perfectionist sentiments and pick up from around now.
Interestingly, my new psychiatrist, who I shall refer to here as Dr D, tells me that his research and experience have indicated that there's a very strong correlation between ADHD and perfectionism.
He said: "Let's say perfectionism, not OCD." Reasons why I like my new psychiatrist include: he doesn't pathologise every damn thing. Perfectionism is a character trait that can be problematic if taken to extremes; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is, well, a Disorder, and that has connotations.
Almost all characteristics of mental illness are just normal traits shifted further on the spectrum from the average. I like that Dr D patently recognises that; that to him, different doesn't necessarily need to be corrected.
He also thinks I pretty clearly don't have a personality disorder. This is a relief; all else aside, every time I mention my mental health on my journal, I lose readers, so I really would hate that to become more of a theme...
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Hi. (Got linked to an old post of yours, looked around a bit, had something to say on this issue)
At some point I realised that 'trying to get something done perfectly and not doing it' (or having to do it in a hurry and only doing a so-so job of it anyway)
I found that it needed a profound shifting in my approach to things to do a competent first draft and then, if time allows, tweak those parts of the project that need most attention. Or to concentrate on something else that's important, too, so _that_ doesn't fall behind deadline.
It's a work in progress, but the realisation that I had to try better, not harder, was the first and most important step.
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