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What Is Imposter Syndrome?

By Arlin Cuncic — 2021

Impostor Syndrome (IS) refers to an internal experience of believing that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be.

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Why It Matters that More Athletes Are Talking about Their Mental Health

Experts I spoke with for this story pointed to a couple of reasons professional athletes are particularly susceptible to mental health issues.

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John Affleck
2019
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Andy Yoon | How to Overcome Post-Pandemic Perfectionism

An in-person semester means a more eventful college lifestyle and an outbreak of widespread perfectionism.

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Andy Yoon
2021
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How to Help a Perfectionist Student

Starting university is often a stressful time and can lead to perfectionist tendancies. If you’re a worried parent, here’s how you can help.

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Tamsin Rutter
2015
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College Students and Destructive Perfectionism

Generation Z can struggle to bounce back from the first failures they experience in college. Here's how to help them thrive.

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Joanna Lilley
2019
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The “Perfect” Problem

I’m a perfectionist, and I can’t do this anymore.

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Gordon J. Ebanks
2021
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The Problem with Being Perfect

A trait that’s often seen as good can actually be destructive. Here’s how to combat it.

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Olga Khazan
2018
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Three Practical Tips to Overcome Perfectionism

On a dreary Monday morning, I am listening to an inconsolable graduate student. Based on their state of anxiety, you would think they are on the verge of flunking out of their program or that a loved one has fallen seriously ill. The truth is far different.

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Dimitrios Tsatiris
2021
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More College Students Seem to Be Majoring in Perfectionism

New data from American, Canadian and British college students indicates that perfectionism, especially when influenced by social media, has increased by 33 percent since 1989.

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Jane Adams
2018
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Creative Blocks from A to Z: Perfectionism

Regardless of the cause, being able to spot perfectionism and confront it in a nonjudgmental manner is the beginning of the end of perfectionism’s hold.

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Olga Gonithellis
2016
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How I Learned to Cope with My Anxiety after Becoming a Mom of 2

I couldn't stop it, I couldn't control it and I was wasting these amazing years with our two little kids because I was too embarrassed and because I resented these feelings.

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Kelsey Cadger
2019
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