Perfection' is man's ultimate illusion. It simply doesn't exist in the universe.... If you are a perfectionist, you are guaranteed to be a loser in whatever you do.

The best way to confront your fears it to stop avoiding the situation you're most afraid of.

Can you predict the future with absolute certainty? Your answer must be no. You have two options: You can either decide to accept yourself as an imperfect human being with limited knowledge and realize that you will at times make mistakes, or you can hate yourself for it.

Guilt serves a powerful social function in terms of policing our behavior.

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.

Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay.

You're human. You'll screw up. Denying that is crazy. Forgiving yourself has all the benefits of self-esteem without making you a narcissist that's out of touch with reality.