Situation · Yourself

“Nothing I do is ever good enough”

What could be going on

Perfectionism: Very high standards with harsh self-judgement fits; check whether standards rise when met.

Unrelenting standards/hypercriticalness schema: Fits if you must meet high standards to avoid criticism; check what rest feels like.

Polishes endlessly, can't ship: Endless polishing fits; check how often finished work stays unreleased.

Harsh superego (inner critic): A punishing inner critic fits; check how you talk to yourself after a slip.

Conditions of worth (Rogers): Fits if love felt earned by doing well; check what happened at home with mistakes.

Enneagram Type 1: Reformer: The Reformer's fear of being bad or wrong fits as a lens.

On the last piece of work I finished, whose standard was I measuring it against?
If something I made were good enough, what would I let myself feel?