I was raised in a religion that taught both sins of COmission (doing something wrong) and sins of Omissiom (neglecting to do something good)—ie that if you weren’t doing all the right things at the right times you were messing up—and the combination of the two plus a lot of other religious nonsense left me with a crazy case of perfectionism. I’ve realized that many days I’d rather sit on the couch and do nothing than try to do something I like and make any mistakes. It’s particularly hard since I’m a writer, a lot of time sitting with anxious thoughts. Any advice for shedding this unhelpful mindset?
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I was raised in a religion that taught both sins of COmission (doing something wrong) and sins of Omissiom (neglecting to do something good)—ie that if you weren’t doing all the right things at the right times you were messing up—and the combination of the two plus a lot of other religious nonsense left me with a crazy case of perfectionism. I’ve realized that many days I’d rather sit on the couch and do nothing than try to do something I like and make any mistakes. It’s particularly hard since I’m a writer, a lot of time sitting with anxious thoughts. Any advice for shedding this unhelpful mindset?
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