Perfection is a sad and lonely place: A study of existential vulnerability in the life stories of persons struggling with perfectionism

Under what life conditions do individuals turn to perfectionistic striving and ideals as a solution? The present paper examines how people with perfectionism narrate their relationship to our shared existential vulnerability; that we are vulnerable as human beings, and that the ways we relate to thi...

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Main Authors: Per-Einar Binder, Vivian Irena Woodfin, Aslak Hjeltnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2219513