I hate how perfect I think everything in my life has to be. I believe that all my “problems” stem from perfectionism. This behavior is important to change, solely because, the tiny details aren't important in the whole scheme of things. Caring too much about grades is probably one of the biggest things I struggle with under the “perfectionism umbrella.” I'm not even 100 percent sure why I do that to myself. I first started noticing the problem as early as middle school. My parents would always applaud me on my straight A’s on every report card. And what little kid doesn't enjoy having their parents proud of them? As the years went on, and grades became more “important,” I started caring more and more. I also realized that I had
