Elyn Saks’ private demons
The photo is Oxford scholar, Yale law student, and USC legal professor Elyn Saks, who revealed in her memoir some of the “horrors and demons of schizophrenia,” as described in the article A secret life of madness, by John M. Glionna (Los Angeles Times), who writes that “she wrestled with uncouth visions, [...]
Three types of perfectionists
In his article on the subject, Benedict Carey of The New York Times explores how there are, in fact, problems resulting from some kinds of striving for perfection.
He writes, “Some researchers divide perfectionists into three types, based on answers to standardized questionnaires: Self-oriented strivers who struggle to live up to their high [...]
“I’ve always been the nerdy, geekish outsider who still remembers how a lot of my classmates used to torture me…”
Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar continued, “Growing up, I always felt different from other kids… All the success that the series – Buffy – has enjoyed has erased a lot of self-doubts that I grew up with. [...]