The perfection deception why striving to be perfect is sabotaging your relationships, making you sick, and holding your happiness hostage
Most people mistakenly confuse perfectionism with a healthy striving for excellence, but there is a big difference. One can lead to great achievement or great learning, by allowing us to take risks, make mistakes, and forge ahead anyway. The other is a psychological wound that invites constant compa...
| Main Author: | Bluestein, Jane (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Deerfield Beach, Florida :
Health Communications, Inc.,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Welcome to Our Perfect World
- 1. "What's Wrong with Perfectionism?"
- 2. The Culture of Perfectionism
- 3. Reality as Defined by the Media
- Part II: Building a Perfectionist
- 4. Risk and Vulnerability
- 5. Safe and Secure
- 6. Shaping Our Reality
- 7. Building Our Identity
- Part III: The Problem with Perfect
- 8. Through the Looking Glass: Living in a Distorted Reality
- 9. Living on the Dark Side: A Tendency Toward Negativity
- 10. Establishing Our Value
- 11. The Perfect Sabotage
- 12. The Perfect Relationship: Power and Perfectionism
- 13. The Perfect Stress for Body and Mind
- Part IV: Getting Real, Getting Well
- 14. Living with Imperfection
- 15. Being Your Biggest, Baddest Self
- 16. Developing Psychological Strength
- 17. Connecting with Others
- 18. Moving Forward: Mind and Body
- Notes.