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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Perfectionism personality traits aren’t considered a disorder but rather a vulnerability factor that increases a person’s chance of developing depression and other psychological problems like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and even addiction.

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psychotherapy as internal relation

Clinical Philosophy

Against this response I only note that Shedler’s optimism regarding his barber or estate agent perhaps warrants some of what a CBT therapist would call 'cognitive restructuring' - although maybe here we meet also with the different cultural expectations and practices of the two sides of the North Atlantic.