Isn't everything the worst?

Disneyphile · 01-04-2011, 02:13 PM

CP, I hear you very well on the nitpickiness.

Here are a couple things that have helped me tremendously:

Nothing will be perfect. No matter how hard you try, and you'll only exhaust yourself in trying to make it so.
Get rid of unnecessary guilt. That's the guilt that we feel by unrealistic expectations. We're all human. We all make mistakes. We can't be 100% on top of everything all the time. It's ok for a drawer to get messy. It happens. Fix it when you feel like it, but it IS ok to NOT fix it. Believe that. No one will condemn you for a messy drawer, and you shouldn't condemn yourself for it either.
Find a little more time to yourself, even just 5 extra minutes a day, to shut your thoughts down. Listen to a favorite song, think of favorite thoughts, anything that releases you from your surroundings.

Doing this has actually made me more organized and more on top of things and a hell of a lot happier, believe it or not. And, I have a much better outlook on everything. Anger uses up way too much energy, and I didn't see that until now.

Been there, done that, I'm a recovering nitpicker.

01-04-2011, 02:13 PM	#10
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	CP, I hear you very well on the nitpickiness. Here are a couple things that have helped me tremendously: Nothing will be perfect. No matter how hard you try, and you'll only exhaust yourself in trying to make it so. Get rid of unnecessary guilt. That's the guilt that we feel by unrealistic expectations. We're all human. We all make mistakes. We can't be 100% on top of everything all the time. It's ok for a drawer to get messy. It happens. Fix it when you feel like it, but it IS ok to NOT fix it. Believe that. No one will condemn you for a messy drawer, and you shouldn't condemn yourself for it either. Find a little more time to yourself, even just 5 extra minutes a day, to shut your thoughts down. Listen to a favorite song, think of favorite thoughts, anything that releases you from your surroundings. Doing this has actually made me more organized and more on top of things and a hell of a lot happier, believe it or not. And, I have a much better outlook on everything. Anger uses up way too much energy, and I didn't see that until now. Been there, done that, I'm a recovering nitpicker.
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