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Optimal Living Daily · August 5, 2026 · 12m
4109: How Perfectionism Perpetuates Stress by Rachael Kable on Overcoming Perfectionism
In this narrated article, Rachael Kable explores how perfectionism quietly generates stress through procrastination, racing thoughts, and blown-out-of-proportion reactions to small mistakes. She describes the signs of perfectionist thinking and why it tends to reinforce the same negative patterns. Kable also shares the self-compassion practices that helped her notice and challenge her inner critic, offering a practical path for anyone exhausted by being their own harshest judge.
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The article outlines self-compassionate steps that helped Kable loosen perfectionism's grip.
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✧Kable describes a personal turning point when she began observing self-critical thoughts instead of believing them, which allowed her to gain distance from her inner critic.
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