Perfektionismus

Perfectionism is the fashion disease of our time, says Viennese psychiatrist Raphael M. Bonelli in his brilliantly written social analysis, which also serves as a winking guide to being imperfect. Rarely has a psychological non-fiction book been so timely: perfectionism is a psychology of fears, life lies, and exaggerated expectations. Whether in parenting, marriage, or work – we always want to do everything right and look good while doing it. Yet we often fail to meet our own standards. In his psychological guide, Raphael Bonelli describes over 50 partly tragicomic, partly shocking patient stories from his own practice, illustrating how perfectionists think. The Viennese psychiatrist paints a picture of today's soul troubles, from fears, false ambition, and life lies, to show that those who can accept themselves in all their flaws, mediocrity, and ordinariness are truly happy. A psychology for everyday life could not be more accurate! Raphael M. Bonelli, born in 1968, is an Austrian psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Sigmund Freud University in Vienna. He is a university lecturer in psychiatry, a specialist in neurology, a doctor of general medicine, a doctor of medical sciences, and a systemic psychotherapist. His style is eloquent and pointed, often humorous. Again and again, Bonelli subtly points the way out of the maze of psychiatric categories.