Toxic Perfectionism

So I just got back from a lecture about LDS women and depression. It was extra credit for a class and I was honestly intrigued about how the topic would be presented seeing as I am an LDS woman with depression. However, I now find myself deeply frustrated with the presenter and honestly, the giant portion of the population that buys into her topic. I can safely assume that every person that is currently reading this knows me well enough to know that I am very blunt. So I am now going to tell you what's up and if you're offended, I'm sorry and I hope you get over it soon because you're doing nothing but giving yourself wrinkles.
This woman's research really had no set thesis but it was about LDS women in Utah with medically diagnosed depression. She talked about how Utah, especially Utah county, is oh so judgmental and has created "toxic perfectionism". According to her, Utah county is the only place where women are feeling depressive feelings because of judgmental people around her making her feel insignificant. Let's start here. Apparently this women has never been to middle school, high school, the gym, book club, parent teacher meetings, anywhere outside of Utah and potentially ever out of her house. Every one judges all the time! It's human nature! Not a good one, but it's what we do! People try to put others down to make themselves feel better about themselves. Yes, it's stupid but guess what? It happens. Daily. Hourly! Has she not seen Mean Girls?!
Every person ever wants to be perceived as perfect. Why would anyone ever go tanning or to the gym if they didn't? The reality is, no one is perfect. Everyone is flawed which is what makes the world dynamic and functional. This women's premise is that only women within the LDS culture feel that way and that is so bazaar to me.
Second issue. She interviewed 24 women for this project. Seriously? 24? All from Utah county? Hmm I wonder why your results were unanimous? Oh right! It's because your research pool was minuscule. Duh. That's not research. That's finding only people that agree with you and writing about them.
Depression is the most diagnosed mental illness through the world. It goes under a few different names, but research had shown time and time again that it has universally the same symptoms and is consistently the most diagnosed worldwide. LDS women with feelings of inferiority aren't unique. Once again, that's called being human.
LDS women in Utah are not the only people who suffer from the effects of toxic perfectionism. People always feel judged whether they actually are or not. It is normal. The state of Utah and the LDS faith is not to blame for women feeling depressed. Readers, how many of you got up and put on fashionable clothes, combed your hair and put on makeup? Why? Because you would've felt judged otherwise? Who do you think would have actually noticed? Oh wait. No one. We all feel these feelings. It's normal. Calm down. Inferiority is one of they ways Satan brings us to his level. We have all felt it because he puts it in our minds. If you think you're alone with these feelings, you're not. You're normal.
If you have felt pressured today to be unrealistically perfect, raise your right hand and give yourself a swift smack on the noggin. No one is perfect. You are wonderful how you are. Now list five things about yourself that you like and five things that are going well in life. Now go give yourself a cookie for your positive thinking. Repeat this cycle whenever needed until you stop being unrealistic.