Growing up in a heteronormative society, we may have learned to believe that our gay identity was a weakness. As a result, we’ve developed the need to be perfect to manage the feeling of being an outsider.
In this episode, we’re discussing what perfectionism in gay men looks like and how we can learn to accept our imperfections.
Additional Resources:
• Perfectionism (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/perfectionism)
• 7 Signs You’re Too Much of a Perfectionist (https://www.waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/ms-in-psychology/resource/seven-signs-you-are-too-much-of-a-perfectionist)
• Nine Little-Known Signs of Perfectionism (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-be-yourself/201911/nine-little-known-signs-perfectionism)
• Gay Shame: 5 Ways Gay Men Compensate (https://mytherapynyc.com/gay-shame-ways-gay-men-compensate/)
• Ask Adam: Why Are Gays Obsessed With Being Perfect? (https://www.advocate.com/love-and-sex/2018/4/11/ask-adam-why-are-gays-obsessed-being-perfect)
• How to Overcome Your Perfectionist Tendencies (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/turning-straw-gold/201806/how-overcome-your-perfectionist-tendencies)
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