Type A girl living in a Type B world
As someone who leans Type A most of the time but has the potential for some Type B behavior, I get so irritated being around other Type B people 😭 and I seem to be surrounded by them. At home, I’ve had conflict with roommates about keeping up with shared chores or getting follow through with things. At work, I get frustrated when people prioritize things in a way that doesn’t make sense or they’re not as on top of things as they should be. In dating and friendships, I can’t deal with people that don’t show up on time to things we agreed upon. I like to go with the flow in some situations and have mostly broken free from my perfectionist mindset, but I don’t like feeling like my time isn’t being respected or having to pick up other people’s slack.
I’ve been told my standards are too high, which blows me because I personally feel it’s more about using common sense, critical thinking, and having consideration for others?? Since when is doing slightly above the bare minimum having “high” standards? And why don’t you have any for yourself?
I literally feel like I’m going insane because there’s such a severe lack of accountability happening in my day-to-day but if I bring up an issue or grievance about it, I’m this, I’m that, I’m the problem. Doesn’t matter if I communicate it nicely or not, the behaviors never change. And I hate a “this is just the way I am” excuse. I always have to be the one to conform to the Type B person. Why do I have to loosen up? Why can’t yall tighten up? And where are the other type A people at who get me 😞