If Ego Is the Enemy, So Is Your Tendency to Exaggerate
Psychology Today | 05.02.2026 01:15
Exaggeration is one of the core features of perfectionism and, more broadly, of obsessiveness. The neutral is exaggerated along with the objectively good and bad. When hearing about a patient’s conflicts and trials, therapists, at some point, may ask, “How much of this has you in it, whether your manifest contribution or interpretation?”
