and, as with other phobic disorders, it often involves somatic symptoms such as: accentuated sweating, chills or hot flashes, rapid heartbeat, nausea and a feeling of lack of oxygen. Atelophobia can have negative repercussions in the person's daily life, in terms of limitations in social and working life. Fortunately, this disorder can be addressed with a course of psychotherapy.
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full blown, with cold sweats, increased heart rate (tachycardia), nausea, shortness of breath and choking.
The word "atelophobia" comes from the Greek "atelès", which means" imperfect, incomplete ", and"phóbos", that is" fear "or" phobia ".
supported by the idea of having to reach perfection. This induces the atelophobic to continually set goals, often impossible to achieve, to feel gratified and accepted. Atelophobia is thus maintained by a vicious circle: the tendency to have exaggerated expectations, in order to achieve the much desired perfection, leads to the disappointment of not being able to really reach the intended goal. Consequently, people suffering from this condition will constantly seek to refine, rework or improve something that is already highly valued by those around them.
It should be emphasized that the fear of imperfection goes far beyond wanting to do things in the most competent way possible: atelophobia becomes an obsession that effectively destroys relationships and makes functioning in society almost impossible.