never good enough
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- failureLack of success
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- criticismJudgment of faults
flawed · unworthy · rejection · disapproval · shortcoming · lacking · deficient · trying · exhausted · shame · disappointing · self-doubt · impossible · standards · relentless · hollow · approval · validation
adequacy/sufficiency
never good enoughmore than enough
Quantity exceeding necessity
exceeds expectations · above reproach · passes muster · up to par · sufficient