Basically I need to do great. I need to be on point all the time. I have always prided myself in making sound decisions and sticking with them. I get it sometimes you have to cut your loses and accept something less. Recently I fucked up and didn't go after my dream job. I was stupid...I was nearing the end of the process and then 1 more interview then I would be trained. I decided to opt out to look for another job (within the same field). Basically I did this for me..I had only considered that initial job and I thought to myself "what if they don't call even though I came so far " " I'm capable of anything...why have I limited myself". Even though the decision seems sound...I feel like I have fucked up my life. Oddly enough I am still perusing things quite actively...but I still have this feeling that I need to erase myself because its too late for me to be the successful person I could have been.
Basically has anyone dealt with something similar. How do I let go of this setback?
Perfectionism is a hard habit to get rid of OP. There's always that work you've done that makes you say "it could've been better this way" but time, resources, and the situation didn't allow you to make it happen that way.