Overcoming Perfectionism: Finding the Key to Balance and Self-Acceptance - eBook

In Overcoming Perfectionism, author Ann Smith discusses how perfectionism may have benefits but is ultimately an obstacle to quality living as it prevents intimacy and lowers self-esteem. It can leave an individual looking competent but feeling totally inadequate. She offers practical hints, together with a few lighthearted ones, as a guide toward learning to "live in the middle." You'll learn how to let go of your superhuman syndrome and achieve a balanced recovery.

In this revised and updated edition Smith describes the key differences between overt and covert perfectionism; the role early attachment, temperament, sibling relationships, and life circumstances play in developing this pattern; and how to shift toward a center of balance for a more fulfilling life.