"I'm just beside myself in thinking about it. It's a train wreck looming ahead, and I feel powerless to do anything to avert disaster.

Is there any way to actually 'reach' a perfectionist in the throes of a major swan dive?"

The only think that ever pulls me out of a good solid game of self-sabotage is...nothing.

Sometimes I crash.

Usually I come to my senses and pull myself out before I hit the ground.