Recovering from Perfectionism
How to let go
5 min readJun 25, 2022
Beep. Beep. Beep. It was 5 am and my alarm was going off. I rolled onto my back, stretched my arms above my head, and peeled open my tired eyes. Every bone in my body screamed to stay in bed, but I knew my future self would thank me for putting my feet on the floor and turning on the light. I overrode my tiredness, stood up, walked to the kitchen, started the coffee, lit the candles, and…