Some kind of book review: Night train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier.

Raimund ‘Mundus’ Gregorius is a teacher in Latin, Greek and Hebrew in Swiss. His whole life he was fascinated by these ‘old’ languages but one day he encounters a women while he is going to the college where he works. This encounter changes his mind and he leaves his old life behind. While he stumbles …

Perfectionism: How does it work and how does it develop?

Perfectionism; how does it develop and how does it sustain itself? Perfectionism often starts with low self-esteem. The paradox is that perfectionists are hardworking and do achieve a lot. But the starting point is that the person feels really low. Perfectionism is there to cover up the gaps. Very high standards are imposed on oneself …

Why perfectionists become depressed.

Does your perfectionism gets in the way of your daily life, self-esteem and overall fun? There is no need to panic because - we perfectionists - have the perfect (of course!) solution: Analyze why I am a perfectionist? Mull over our mistakes we’ve made. Fix them all. We just going never to make a mistake …