Acceptance and Commitment Skills for Perfectionism and High-Achieving Behaviors : Do Things Your Way, Be Yourself, and Live a Purposeful Life (Paperback)

Section I: WHAT’S WRONG WITH CARING DEEPLY? 1. WHY BOTHER WITH THIS BOOK? 2. DOING THINGS PERFECTLY MAKES SENSE! 3. OTHERS ARE WRONG, YOU’RE RIGHT 4. FLIPPING THE COIN 5. ALL TYPES OF HIGH-ACHIEVING ACTIONS Section II: UNPACKING YOUR PERSONAL HISTORY 6. HOW COME YOU CARE SO MUCH? 7. THE MANY SHADES OF FEAR 8. MISTAKES, ERRORS, FLAWS 9. A SPECIAL TYPE OF FEAR 10. MENTAL RUBRICS11. PERSONAL NARRATIVES Section III:HARNESSING THE POWER OF HIGH-ACHIEVING AND PERFECTIONISTIC ACTIONS12. THE FUTURE OF CARING BEHAVIORS 13. WHAT ARE YOUR PRECIOUS GEMS? 14. DOES IT REALLY MATTER? 15. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, IMPORTANT ANSWERS 16. ONE YEAR FROM NOW 17. DOING THINGS RIGHT" IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AT TIMES 18. WHAT GAME ARE YOU PLAYING? Section IV: THE WORKABILITY GAME 19. LEARNING ABOUT IT 20. PLAYING IT 21. COMMITTING TO IT Section V: PAUSE AND PLAY 22. THE GREAT ESCAPE 23. THE FLEETING FEELINGS 24. SEIZING AND FREEZING 25. OVERLY PROTECTIVE FRIENDS 26. TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY? 27. HOLD THEM TIGHTLY, REALLY! 28. 99 PERCENT 30. MINDING AND UNWINDING 31. MINI-ME STORIES 32. TERRIBLE FEELINGS 33. PLEASED TO MEET YOU! 34. PLUS AND MINUS 35. DON'T GO DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE! 36. DARING TO BE KIND! 37. VULNERABILITIES OR LIABILITIES? 38. LESS CHASING, MORE CHOOSING 39. WHEN-THEN THOUGHTS 40. TOUGH CHOICES NEED KINDNESS Section VI: ONWARD AND UPWARD! 41. MESSY MOMENTS 42. LIVING WITH NOT KNOWING 43. UNDOING DECIDOPHOBIA 45. TOUGH LOVE 46. LET'S MOVE 47. TO QUIT OR NOT TO QUIT 48. FINDING YOUR RHYTHM 49. LITTLE TIDBITS 50. SWEET CONTRADICTIONS 51. SUGARCOATING MOMENTS 52. O-VER-RE-SPON-SI-BIL-I-TY 53. DOING LESS, LIVING MORE