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Ep. 101: 4 Ways Perfectionists and Obsessive-Compulsives Try To Avoid Humiliation

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The Healthy Compulsive Project
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Nov 25, 2025
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Summary

This essay explores how perfectionist and obsessive-compulsive personalities construct “fortresses” to avoid humiliation, embarrassment, and shame. Through vivid stories and cultural examples—from Steve Jobs to Michael Jackson—it identifies four compulsive types (Boss, Workaholic, People-Pleaser, and Obsessor) and shows how their strategies both protect and imprison them.