Re: Balancing life and work for workaholic ADDer

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Well gang, getting to the bottom of life’s problems can be complicated. I’m a perfectionist (not a very good one, but still a perfectionist) when it comes to many things. Like ADD, it seems to run in my family. Pete’s an M&A (mergers and acquisitions) attorney. That means HE HAS to be a perfectionist at the office. A slip up and the ceiling could cave in on him. For many years, I had a job that required extensive attention to detail, as well. (Almost killed me!) But that didn’t mean my work spaces at home and at the office—and my state of mind— weren’t a wreck.

I always thought perfectionism was a good thing. But then I read up on it, and now I’m struck by how many characteristics (pathological) perfectionists seem to share with ADDers. I just thought it was interesting. Beyond that… I have no idea what to make of it.

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