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Perfectionism Diary

This document provides a diary template to help individuals identify and cope with perfectionist tendencies. The diary instructs users to record situations that trigger perfectionist thinking, the thoughts and behaviors involved, and their resulting moods. By completing the diary and reviewing it weekly, users can gain insight into their perfectionist patterns and where they set unrealistic standards. The diary is based on a book about strategies for coping with perfectionism.

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Perfectionism Diary

This document provides a diary template to help individuals identify and cope with perfectionist tendencies. The diary instructs users to record situations that trigger perfectionist thinking, the thoughts and behaviors involved, and their resulting moods. By completing the diary and reviewing it weekly, users can gain insight into their perfectionist patterns and where they set unrealistic standards. The diary is based on a book about strategies for coping with perfectionism.

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Perfectionism Diary

In When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough – Strategies for Coping with Perfectionism, Martin Antony and Richard
Swinson make the point that in therapy and counseling, the process of helping an individual with a
particular problem typically begins with an assessment (Antony & Swinson, 2009).

This worksheet provides a valuable template to diarize perfectionist thinking when it happens. Its
completion and later review will help identify triggers and patterns involved in thought processes.

Complete the table below by capturing each situation that led to the use of perfectionist tendencies.

Keep copies of the completed forms and review once a week to see where you may be setting yourself
too high expectations or impossible to maintain standards.

References

■ Antony, M. M., & Swinson, R. P. (2009). When perfect isn’t good enough: Strategies for coping with
perfectionism. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Dr. Jeremy Sutton

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Date and time:

What was the


situation?

What perfectionist
thinking did you
engage in?

What perfectionist
behaviors did you
engage in?

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How were your
moods/emotions
(angry, anxious,
sad, etc.)?
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