Topic > Never good enough - 559

The term perfectionist doesn't always mean the same thing to everyone. For some people they see perfectionism as an endless state of stress and worry; for another it may simply mean that he likes everything to be impeccable and tidy. In Dr. Monica Ramirez Basco's self-help book, Never Good Enough: How to Use Perfectionism to Your Advantage Without Letting It Ruin Your Life, we learn that perfectionism is a major factor in psychological problems such as anxiety, eating disorders, and even depression. Basco's intention with this book is to help you identify, evaluate, and understand perfectionism in your daily life and to help you understand that it is not a bad thing to be a perfectionist, but that it is also a good thing to have. In the title of this book we see that Basco does not want the reader to abandon their perfectionism, but how to understand it and “use it to their advantage”. In this book he gives you five goals, ranging from understanding how you think about things or yourself as "not good enough" to how to deal with the perfectionism of others. Doctor Monica Basco m...