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I hate making mistakes!馃槶

When I make even the smallest mistake I always end up beating myself up over it but I become embarrassed so I don鈥檛 even seem like I鈥檓 sorry even though I am. My coworkers tell me that mistakes happen and that they make them every day but they still end up kind of scolding me for it. Or at least that鈥檚 what it feels like. I鈥檓 a perfectionist and when I can鈥檛 do something or when I make a mistake, it crushes me!
Mistakes that one learns from teach you something valuable. I am recommending you to access Wondermind. It is a twice weekly email. It has valuable tips for dealing with things like perfectionism, obsessions, anxiety, depression, loneliness, etc. Try it. It is solid. Let me know if it helps you. Good luck. Perfection is an illusion.
@blackarcher256 I trust you have it happier now. I know I do. 11 years for me. One of the best decisions of my life. Gotta go. Drop monkeys off at kennel then head to work. Have fun today. You're a good one.
blackarcher25661-69, M
@PoetryNEmotion Its only been 3 years for me. I鈥檓 working on happy鈥nd making progress. Thanks for the encouragement! You鈥檙e one of the good ones too. Don鈥檛 work too hard today.
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Primnproper56-60, F
We are our own worst critics but at the end of the day we are human and can only do our best. It鈥檚 not like we mess up on purpose, it happens.
twistedrope26-30, M
I like the thought that perfection is the enemy of finishing something. Some people take this further and try to perfect relationships, conversations, processes. These types of people cannot see the forest for the trees. They hold a scope and when completed, look from a different angle and see just how much they've broken.

In other words, accept you screwed up and move on. Any other words part of that is just overthinking brought on... In my opinion, the thought that you aren't good enough. But no baby comes into this world believing they are not good enough. Those are just the words of ignorant fools. You are good enough just by being you. My words are conjecture, I don't know you but I hope my view might help a little.
plungesponge41-45, M
This is going to sound mean but it's kind advice for feelings like this, learn to get over yourself, nobody is paying that much attention
OntheroadM
I figure mistakes are me on the way to perfection, and that is my story, and I'm sticking with it!
RenFur70-79, M
Sometimes making simple spelling mistakes can make you seem authentic or even charmingly folksy and non-threatening. Throw in a goofy accent or horsey laugh to sell the charade... 馃槈
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Timeforsun51-55, F
I do the same thing too. I go into a mode where I feel inadequate and I get embarrassed to interact with coworkers. It means that we take our jobs with pride and do our best that we can.
DealingWithTrouble36-40, M
It's important to learn to forgive yourself - I know that isn't always easy.

I still make mistakes all the time - the important thing is growing from them.

 
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