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Working through these perfectionistic tendencies can be uncomfortable, says Dr Windgassen - but that discomfort is part of the process.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Many of the group sessions focused on challenging negative body image and perfectionistic thinking, themes central to anorexia treatment.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025

The study showed that perfectionistic profiles are substantially stable: around 80 per cent of the students maintained the same profile over the school year.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2024

Brennan, a junior, has stepped up massively this season to become a perfectionistic leader, coach John Forgerson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Why did she have to be so neurotic and perfectionistic that she was online the minute registration opened for students with last names beginning with A through C?

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti