Catastrophizing

Catastrophizing: when worst-case scenarios dominate your thoughts, leading you away from reality, fueling fear and anxiety. Find out why this common perfectionist habit is not protective but actually poisoning your potential and how to stop catastrophizing.

If you're eager to ditch the horror movie playing in your head, value your time & want to empower yourself with clear, calm thinking, getting in Perfectionism Optimized is non negotiable. Get your stress-free start today at https://courtneylovegavin.com/optimized

Listen to the full episode to hear:

Why Worry Won't Protect You or Prepare YouWhat makes catastrophizing especially addictive for perfectionistsHow to stop worrying about the future +why you want to aspa

EPSISODE 188 TIMESTAMPS:

00:00-Introduction to Perfectionism Rewired

01:01-Replaying The Worst Case Scenario On Repeat

01:38-Brining You To Reality + Out of Living In Fear

02:26-Secondary Gains + Hidden Benefits of Catastrophizing

03:08-Why Worrying Won't Protect You

04:18-Perfectionism Optimized heart surgeon client on panic + career progress

05:23-Choosing Trust Over Fear

06:03-Expanding Your Options by Integrity Inquiry

06:34-Beauty of Present Moment Awareness

07:33-Confronting Incongruence in Catastrophic Thinking

08:37-Owning Your Choice To Stop Worrying About The Future

09:14-How Catastrophizing Impacts Perfectionists

10:30-If All You Want For Christmas is Calm

11:39-Breaking the Cycle of Catastrophizing

Perfectionism Rewired is committed to truth and accuracy through a perfectionist affirming lens, offering cutting-edge research on perfectionism, interoception + neuroscience, for the practical perfectionist who wants to enjoy the life they've worked so hard to create.

How do I stop living in fear of failure? Why can't I stop overthinking? When will I feel good enough? Why am I so hard on myself? Why do I self-sabotage? Will ruminating + catastrophizing ever end?

There's a BETTER Way to Perfectionism, that's empowering highly driven, Type-A, ambitious perfectionists to OWN their perfectionistic tendencies instead of being owned by it. Perfectionism Rewired host Courtney Love Gavin (CLG) illuminates this in every episode.

Listen for fierce insights for perfectionists on exiting victim mentality, what self-sabotage *really is*, how to stop people pleasing without compromising kindness, overthinking, catastrophizing, ruminating and black and white thinking, so you can quit fighting against your perfectionistic tendencies and start enjoying the life you've worked so hard to create.

Perfectionism Rewired podcast provides answers to questions like:

- Self worth vs self esteem
- Why am I overthinking
- How to increase self confidence
- What causes perfectionism anxiety
- Why am i so hard on myself
- Am I A Perfectionist
- WTF is Interoception? Does It Build Resilience?
- how to rewire your brain

Being a perfectionist is very powerful. But only if you know how to leverage it. For more on optimizing your perfectionism go to https://courtneylovegavin.com

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• Latest episode: 2025-06-22
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