• Is your mind never at rest? You think and worry a lot, constantly weighing options—even after you’ve made a decision.

• You find it hard to say no, and when you do, you often feel guilty.

• You set high standards for yourself—and for others.

• You’re frequently dissatisfied with your own performance and assume you’re falling short of other people’s expectations. You mostly see what could have been done better.

• You feel insecure about your own abilities, which may lead to fear of failure or other types of anxiety.

• You like things to go your way—according to your plan and timing.

• You often delay getting started, even if it’s something you really want to do.

• Making decisions is hard for you—because choosing one thing feels like losing another.

• You feel responsible for those around you and go out of your way to support them.

• You just keep going and never give up—even when your body clearly signals it has had enough.

If you recognize several of these symptoms, there’s a strong chance you’ve developed this Perfectionism Pattern in your youth or early adulthood. It may have helped you achieve a lot—but over time, it comes with serious downsides: exhaustion, constant anxiety, inner pressure, stress, lack of freedom and spontaneity, micromanagement, increased risk of burnout, hitting a glass ceiling, reduced creativity, complaints from your team, the need for control, physical symptoms… and more.

The good news? It can be reversed—with a specifically developed approach based on the work of Marcel Hendrickx.

Feel free to contact me if you’d like to learn more about how this works.