Maia’s Reviews > Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride: A Psychological Study > Status Update

"Essentially I am suggesting that many of us-men and women-are addicted in one way or another because our patriarchal culture emphasizes specialization and perfection. Driven to do our best at school, on the job, in our relationships-in every corner of our Iives-we try to make ourselves into works of art. Working so hard to create our own perfection we forget that we are human beings."