{"product_id":"9780757317217","title":"Overcoming Perfectionism: Finding the Key to Balance and Self-Acceptance","description":"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnything worth doing is worth doing well\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePractice makes perfect\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinning isn't everything, it's the only thing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFailure is not an option\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. In today's perfection-obsessed culture, these are the maxims we live by. Yet, the damage that they cause is stifling. Renowned author and pioneer of codependency treatment Ann W. Smith knows this first hand. Smith has dealt with her fair share of perfectionism and has bared witness to this all too common phenomenon in her professional life, having spent the last thirty years studying the impact compulsive disorders have on individuals and family. While perfectionism lacks much of the stigma attached to today's most common compulsions—smoking, gambling, sex addiction, alcoholism, and drug abuse—many of the negative connotations on self and the family system are the same.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePsychological and physical implications include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeadaches \u003cbr\u003eIsolation \u003cbr\u003eAnxiety attacks \u003cbr\u003eFear of failure \u003cbr\u003eSleep disturbances \u003cbr\u003eDigestive problems \u003cbr\u003eBack pain \u003cbr\u003eOvereating \u003cbr\u003eSexual dysfunction \u003cbr\u003eDepression \u003cbr\u003eSuicidal thoughts or tendencies \u003cbr\u003eAn inability to establish proper boundaries \u003cbr\u003eOverly critical of others \u003cbr\u003eThe need to be in control \u003cbr\u003eExcessive guilt and shame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003eIn this revised and updated edition of the original, groundbreaking book \u003cem\u003eOvercoming Perfectionism: The Key to a Balanced Recovery\u003c\/em\u003e, Smith describes the key differences between \u003cem\u003eovert\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ecovert\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will learn how to identify and confront the root cause of their problem, how to reveal and accept their essence, and finally, they will learn the importance of forgiveness and letting go. Additionally, readers discover the key characteristics of a healthy family system, along with the single most important lesson of all—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eperfection does not exist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Health Communications, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126740730096,"sku":"9780757317217","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780757317217_p0.jpg?v=1763641979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780757317217","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}