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When academic perfectionism finally breaks

I have been a straight-A student my whole life and just got my first B and I cannot stop crying and feel like my entire identity is collapsing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Identification with academic performance has created a fragile sense of self that crumbles when faced with ordinary human limitation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Higher education and its purpose?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.