The Complete Idiot's Guide (R) to the CIA by Michael Benson

The Complete Idiot's Guide (R) to the CIA by Michael Benson

Perfection is the thief of joy. It's a lie that keeps us in a stranglehold of chaos, people-pleasing, and addiction. Perfection says we are never good enough. It holds us back from being our truest, most authentic selves.

Author Vitale Buford spent nearly three decades of her life in the web of perfection. She was praised for being an easy child, pretty, and self-motivated, so that's what she tried to be. Her need for perfection and outside success was coupled with her body image obsession. It was also a distraction from the pain of abandonment and loneliness she experienced in her childhood. When she tied her self-worth to her external success and her appearance, her addiction to perfection was born.

In her junior year of college, Vitale was introduced to Adderall as a study drug. She used it for a few months--and ended up losing twenty pounds; she also got her best grades ever with her most rigorous course load. She was sure she had discovered the perfect drug. When she was able to obtain her own prescription the following year, it hooked her immediately. She was addicted not only to Adderall but also to the perfection, the weight loss, and her newfound ability to accomplish projects and tasks with ease. This was the beginning of a ten-year love affair with Adderall.

In Addicted to Perfect, Vitale shares the highs and lows of having been a slave to Adderall, the destructive relationships that ensued, and the way that she finally broke free. She details the many twists and turns involved in the years leading up to her getting sober and the eating disorder that followed her into sobriety. Perfectionism is no longer something that enslaves her, and Vitale's story is one of hope that no matter where you are in your life, you can release yourself from the grip of perfection.

Swenson, Allan: - With this book open in front of a roaring fire in the city or in the countryside, the reader is reminded of a gentler time, a time of barn raisings and fairs, of buckboard rides to church and school. In a time of flux and change, the wonderful variety of photographs and postcards featured here help us to appreciate the security, peace, and the proud sense of identity found in country living, and give us an insight into how much, and yet how little, has changed over the years in rural York County.

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ISBN 13	9780028643960
ISBN 10	0028643968
Title	The Complete Idiot's Guide (R) to the CIA
Author	Michael Benson
Series	Complete Idiot's Guide Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Professional Education
Year published	2002-11-25
Number of pages	336
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