In fact , how would you define a perfectionist. For all i know , perfectionists are people who just do things a notch better than everyone else does them. You can never do a task to its 100% . A phenomenon we have been experiencing since the day we came to our senses . There is always a new, better, person who does it in a "better" way. But that doesn't mean he/she's the perfectionist.
There will someday be a better do-er than the previous one. The society just wants us to know that there are goals set high & standards scarcely achieved.Being a perfectionist is to be someone who thinks he/she can do the stint to their level best , not "the" best.
So to call yourself one , you need to create standards for what you think you can, but with much effort, achieve. The world loves you when it thinks that you're someone different, cause adaptation is what we do best. Environment, society, feelings, relationships , problems, we adapt to them all. The ones who don't , either set examples or are never even considered extant.
Its all about going with the flock or going against the tide. Help yourself.
