The inability to start on a project, assignment, essay or any creative task due to the fear of not getting it perfectly right.\n> Joe: You haven't started writing your paper yet?\n> Bob: Nope\n> Joe: Isn't it due tomorrow?\n> Bob: Yep.\n> Joe: I thought you went to the library and did your research, made your notes and wrote your outline.\n> Bob: I've got perfectionist paralysis.\n