JPSY_V8_N3_A2 A. Linsey Cranab B. William Dharma Raja Journal on Educational Psychology 2230–7141 8 3 15 20 Perfectionism, Neurotic Perfectionist, Normal Perfectionist, Self-harm Naturally humans strive to do their work. But when it exceeds a limit, it becomes neurotic and also not healthy perfectionism. Perfectionism is always not pleasurable, and people typically confuse their talents and capabilities with their perfectionism. In fact, perfectionism interferes with a person's ability to do well (Hummel, 2000). This paper reveals about the risk of self harm due to perfectionist's thinking. November 2014 – January 2015 Copyright © 2015 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3100