To all project children...
The Dark Side of Perfectionism, "The type of perfectionist who sets impossibly high standards for others has a bit of a dark side. They tend to be narcissistic, antisocial and to have an aggressive sense of humor. They care little about social norms and do not readily fit into the bigger social picture, a new article suggests.
The overlap between perfectionism and narcissism can create a toxic household for a small child to grow up in. These kids don’t really have the ‘room’ to just be kids. They have to always be focused on achievement in order to please their parents.
Living with a narcissistic perfectionist gives you messages like, “If you don’t do it my way you are doing it wrong.”
They see the child as an extension of themselves. All they care about is how things look from the outside, not how things actually are. Image is everything for them, and their perfect children are just an extension of that image."
Daily Science
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