how do I stop thinking about being perfect?

Nobody can be perfect because it implies an state of no-change. Any humang being needs to change, to flow, to improve time by time. You can stop thinking about being perfect by understanding that no one is perfect, and if you'd be perfect, you'd be dull and absurd, you'd have taken the "human condition" from you. The beauty in humanity is that we aren't perfect, that we actually change.

Perfection is overrated: it's something so many of us strive for and something we will never reach since, as I believe someone has already stated, it doesn't exist. It's just a thought, a standard someone out there has set. The thing about perfection is it's less about who you are and more about how the rest of the world perceives you. In other words, we don't strive to be perfect for ourselves, we strive to be perfect so that others will see how perfect we are. And that's where it becomes dangerous. You have to live life for your satisfaction. Make choices that make you happy, make choices where you are the sole decision maker and do your best not to let others influence that. I only say this as a former perfectionist, who wouldn't even touch a project or a task unless I knew beforehand I could do it 100% perfectly. You could see how that could get annoying lol.

Look around, there are flaws in everything. Look at something you love about yourself, embrace that because it is true and you are beautiful. I don't even have to say that to know it is 100% true, because beauty is within everyone. Perfection is unachievable. Finding happiness through small things, things other than your body, is very achievable. Look at the mountains, the clouds, the stars. Beauty is in everything, made wonderfully and carefully, and that includes you. Yes, YOU!

"If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think." T. Harv Eker ....this is one of my favorite quotes, it won't happen over night its a process, you have to change your mindset because there's no such thing as a perfect person

In order for my mind to stop continuously trying to figure out how to be perfect in every way, I usually try some silent meditation by myself to clear my head of all those thoughts.

Nobody is perfect. You just have to do your own thing. Doing the stuff you like. Someone will think you are perfect and some will not. You just have to ignore them and Live yourself. If you LOVE yourself, You are PERFECT.

I've spent a lot of my life thinking about being perfect, achieving perfection and worrying that I just can't achieve it. Always running myself into the ground to achieve my own interpretation of 'perfection'. Our insecurities make us lose sight of what it really is. When our vision is clouded with anxiety and fears of failure, nothing can ever be perfect because we see ourselves through contorted eyes. Some say that nobody is perfect, and that it doesn't exist, but we are all perfect when we do the best we can and be the best we can be. We just need to understand that perfection has a different meaning for every single one of us, and however we feel about ourselves or our achievements etc, we need to try and accept that we're doing the best we can in the moment. Perfection is embracing yourself and accepting what you believe are your 'imperfections',

Realize the bits about yourself that you like/love. Focus on the good. Also, remember how nice it is to interact with another person who has faults just like you do. Would you like to hang around with someone who was so perfect that they never made any mistakes ever and could never relate to you? No way! It's wonderful to find someone who's made mistakes and overcome challenges and might still be facing challenges because they're more relatable and personable.

Surround yourself in positive people! People that make you happy will help you to stop thinking about the negatives.

Start thinking that no one is perfect and that we are all in the process of being the best that we can be. Everyday is a new beginning to become better and every morning mercy is new.