6. How to cope with perfectionism and the fear of failure?

Mental Health Matters

Anaëlle moved from France to Belgium and is now doing her PhD at KU Leuven. From the moment she started her PhD, her perfectionism took over. It has always been part of her life, but she finally knows how to define it. Throughout her Ph.D., she could count on a lot of understanding: “My supervisor has been really great, I told her that I went to a psychologist and that she told me that I struggle with perfectionism. My supervisor was making sure that when there was some progress in my PhD, she really pointed it out and that was really encouraging.” In this episode, Anaëlle talks about perfectionism and her fear of failure.