Love in the Time of Perfectionism

Grant H Brenner
10 min readFeb 14, 2018

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In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism. — Hannah Arendt

Perfectionism is a personality trait characterized by efforts to be flawless and free from error, unrealistically high standards, and excessively critical attitudes, about oneself and others. In spite of high ideals and expectations, perfectionism can be fundamentally negative and pessimistic…

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Grant H Brenner

Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Entrepreneur, Writer, Speaker, Disaster Responder, Advocate, Photographer