Same. If anything, it might help to know you're at least not alone. A lot of people tend to misunderstand what perfectionism truly is. Rather, its various forms, where the more common kind tends to be more harmful. The kind that basically keeps you from doing anything unless you can do it perfectly. The kind where if you're convinced you can't make it amazing, it's not worth making it at all. The kind where anything that has any kind of process is made to seem less worth it. The kind that makes you less inclined to ask for a helping hand because you believe if you can't do it yourself, you don't deserve the help.
I've found it takes more of a brute forcing out of the mentality than anything, to convince yourself that anything less than 100% is perfectly fine.
I found
this article a while ago. It's not an instant quick fix for all of your problems, but the three parts might be worth a read.
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