Perfectionism, Criticism

I am afraid of embarrassing/humiliating myself and cannot let incidents "go." I try to be perfect, which alienates me from others and makes me sometimes look down on others for being satisfied with lesser accomplishments. I don't know how to forgive certain people yet, but some of these issues were not personal attacks on me (or anyone). I should accept imperfection in myself and work towards improvement instead of perfection. Without pushing myself into overload, I should try to be less aloof and more friendly in certain circumstances. If I stop being so critical of myself, I will stop being so critical of others; we'll get along better and I will be (and feel) less isolated.

(Inspired by Arrogance -- Transforming Your Dragons: How to Turn Fear Patterns into Personal Power).