This book is addressed to anyone caught up in the illusory pursuit of the unrealistic ( and unattainable ( standard of perfection. It presents a clear understanding of perfectionism's causes, manifestations, and effects, and provides proven suggestions and techniques leading to awareness and correction of this problem.
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This book maintains that perfectionism, contrary to the popular belief that it is an admirable character trait, actually contributes to physical illness and unhappiness in the individual and creates conflict and dissatisfaction in the home and workplace. These findings are based on the authors' professional experience as clinical psychologists working with people who suffer from perfectionism as well as a study of data collected over a 10-year period from 9,211 men and women. The authors of Perfectionism do not advocate a lack of standards, poor quality work, or mediocrity. Rather, they seek to expose the mythical standard of perfectionism that frequently causes its purveyors to be alienated from family, friends, and business associates ( alone in a pointless and endless crusade.
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Perfectionism is a way of thinking and behaving that on the surface seems a search for excellence and perfection, but actually brings great unhappiness, massive imperfection, and poor health. Perfectionism is in fact an illness manifested by the establishment of a never-ending series of self-defeating and impossible goals which doom the perfectionist to an unfulfilled, unhappy, and often lonely life.
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