Loved this honesty, Sarah. It made me think of the inner critic character exercise in the Artist's Way and wonder what your critic looks like and sounds like. A caricature always helps me talk to mine. Also, as a fellow 2---I've read that when we are healthy, we look like 7s, so maybe you were just so healthy it took awhile to figure out ;)
Oof I feel every word of this! (Maybe tuck Aundi Kobler’s Try Softer in your school bag. I go back to her words again and again in seasons when perfectionism rears its ugly head. Rooting for you!
This is good stuff. Perfectionism, for me, is like an addiction in that it never goes away. Instead, I see myself as a perfectionist in remission. It lingers out there waiting to jump on me if I give it even the slightest opening to return to me. Frankly, there have been times it did get back in and I have had to once again overcome it. I guess it is part of my growth journey.
Loved this honesty, Sarah. It made me think of the inner critic character exercise in the Artist's Way and wonder what your critic looks like and sounds like. A caricature always helps me talk to mine. Also, as a fellow 2---I've read that when we are healthy, we look like 7s, so maybe you were just so healthy it took awhile to figure out ;)
Healthy 1s lean into 7s. I’m married to a 1. My mother is a 1. 😆 In stress they become more like a moody 4. Don’t know if that helps. Ha!
I’ve found the enneagram very helpful over the years both in understanding myself and for growth.
Oof I feel every word of this! (Maybe tuck Aundi Kobler’s Try Softer in your school bag. I go back to her words again and again in seasons when perfectionism rears its ugly head. Rooting for you!
This is good stuff. Perfectionism, for me, is like an addiction in that it never goes away. Instead, I see myself as a perfectionist in remission. It lingers out there waiting to jump on me if I give it even the slightest opening to return to me. Frankly, there have been times it did get back in and I have had to once again overcome it. I guess it is part of my growth journey.
I know the pull of perfectionism, so this resonated! And I hope you can practice self-compassion in the weeks and months ahead!