The perfection deception
Subtitle: why trying to be perfect is sabotaging your relationships, making you sick, and holding your happiness hostage
By: Jane Bluestein
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780757318252
Subjects: Perfectionism (Personality trait); Psychology; Self-help techniques
Description: 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 comparison with others, and traps us with all-or-nothing thinking that can paralyze us in a cycle of indecision, fear, and self-loathing. In this eye-opening book, Dr. Jane Bluestein shows us the truth about perfectionism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Welcome to Our Perfect World; title: 1. "What's Wrong with Perfectionism?"; title: 2. The Culture of Perfectionism; title: 3. Reality as Defined by the Media; title: Part II: Building a Perfectionist; title: 4. Risk and Vulnerability; title: 5. Safe and Secure; title: 6. Shaping Our Reality; title: 7. Building Our Identity; title: Part III: The Problem with Perfect; title: 8. Through the Looking Glass: Living in a Distorted Reality; title: 9. Living on the Dark Side: A Tendency Toward Negativity; title: 10. Establishing Our Value; title: 11. The Perfect Sabotage; title: 12. The Perfect Relationship: Power and Perfectionism; title: 13. The Perfect Stress for Body and Mind; title: Part IV: Getting Real, Getting Well; title: 14. Living with Imperfection; title: 15. Being Your Biggest, Baddest Self; title: 16. Developing Psychological Strength; title: 17. Connecting with Others; title: 18. Moving Forward: Mind and Body; title: Notes.