Publisher's Synopsis
Perfectionism is often defined as the need to be or appear to be perfect or even to believe that it's possible to achieve perfection. People who follow this ideal are called "perfectionists", who refuse to accept any standard short of perfection.
There's a revolution happening in the understanding of perfectionism.
It's time to take our understanding of perfectionism to an entirely new level. That's what the book is all about.
In this book, you will learn:
- Why perfectionism is best viewed as a spiritual problem
- The pervasive nature of perfectionism
- The neuroscience behind the perfectionist's thoughts and emotions
- The impact of perfectionism on our relationships
- What motivates perfectionists
- How perfectionism can cause a crisis of identity
- About the need for security and the strategy of control
- The dangers of spiritual perfectionism
- How a perfectionist eventually "burns out"
- How we can choose to transform the burnout from darkness into light
- The power of observation and self-empathy
- And so on...
