Perfectionism can be a coping mechanism we develop in response to a painful feeling: shame, humiliation, rejection? Perfectionism can be an attempt to never experience that painful feeling ever again.

Has anyone else ever found themselves guilty of “mind reading” in our relationships or interpersonal interactions?

Maybe, we imagine conversations before they happen or in place of actually having these conversations. We imagine how they will play out, we assume what others are thinking or feeling, and respond accordingly….