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Too Perfect by Allan Mallinger

In this practical, science-based guide to navigating the pitfalls of perfectionism, an esteemed psychiatrist offers comprehensive techniques for recognizing and overcoming obsessive behaviors.

"Whether you know someone who's 'too perfect' or suspect it of yourself, this book will help."--San Diego magazine

How much is too much? For many of us, perfectionism can bring life's most desired rewards. But when the obsessive need for perfection and control gets in the way of our professional and emotional lives, the cost becomes too high. Although many of us appear cool and confident on the outside, inside we are in emotional turmoil, trying to satisfy everyone, attempting to direct the future, and feeling that we are failing.

In Too Perfect, Dr. Allan Mallinger draws on twenty years of research and observations from his private practice to show how perfectionism can sap energy, complicate even the simplest decisions, and take the enjoyment out of life. For workaholics or neat freaks, for anyone who fears change or making mistakes, needs rigid rules, is excessively frugal or obstinate, Too Perfect offers revealing self-tests, fascinating case histories, and practical strategies to help us overcome obsessiveness and reclaim our right to happiness.
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ISBN 13 9780449908006
ISBN 10 0449908003
Title Too Perfect
Author Allan Mallinger
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 1993-06-01
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.