A young girl sees me for mild anxiety. She’s cheery and talkative, but she wrings her hands and stares at the floor when I ask about school. She describes the overwhelming feeling of frustration she ...

As caregivers, you want your athlete to perform at their best and achieve excellence in their sport, at school, and in their other extracurricular activities. But while striving to be their best is ...

In Awakenings, neurologist and acclaimed writer Oliver Sacks wrote, “All of us entertain the idea of another sort of medicine… which will restore to us our lost health and wholeness. We spend our ...

While the word “perfectionist” is thrown around a lot, it’s a relatable label that makes many of us feel anxious and inadequate. A study published in Psychological Bulletin found rates of people ...

The pressure to be high-achieving often feels like it is looming over us. Grades can have a huge impact on one’s self-worth and even future. Many feel imposter syndrome and that they need to be ...

Ryan Farsai is the Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communications at Illumio Inc., a zero trust segmentation cybersecurity leader. There's a moment in most careers, especially early on, when ...

The researchers, from University of Florida Warrington College of Business, examined the link between a workers’ “self-oriented perfectionism,” which is someone meeting their own perceived ideal ...

Don't let unrealistic expectations hurt you. Most people would argue that being a high achiever is a good quality, but certain behaviors of other-oriented perfectionism can affect relationships with ...