Living with Monominds

[Cammy]

People: oooo yes...the perfectionism trap. I suffer from that affliction too. My house is always a disaster, at least in my mind, and it has prevented me from having anyone over for, well, most of my life. Clutters, dust bunnies, and stuff like that mortifies me. I don't want people to judge me by what they see in my house. I am in a state of constant shame about the state of my house. And, let's face it, no sooner do you clean it all up, and you can just as well start over again because things get dirty/cluttered all over again. It's a vicious cycle for me. My perfectionism prevents me from starting projects because I am so afraid they won't be perfect, and that thought paralyzes me right from the get go. Lately I have been working on 'just doing it', which means just forge ahead regardless of the outcome and fix the rough spots later, but it's not easy to do with the perfectionism mindset. It's like everything I do HAS to be perfect, or it becomes a reflection of me. I keep thinking about that saying that you're only as good as your worst piece of work, and that thought can be crippling, especially to the creative process.