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  • Addicted to Perfect

  • A Journey Out of the Grips of Adderall
  • By: Vitale Buford
  • Narrated by: Erica Sullivan
  • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (148 ratings)

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Addicted to Perfect

By: Vitale Buford
Narrated by: Erica Sullivan
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Summary

Perfection is the thief of joy. It’s a lie that keeps us in a stranglehold of chaos, people-pleasing, and addiction. Perfection says we are never good enough. It holds us back from being our truest, most authentic selves.

Author Vitale Buford spent nearly three decades of her life in the web of perfection. She was praised for being an "easy child", "pretty", and "self-motivated", so that's what she tried to be. Her need for perfection and outside success was coupled with her body-image obsession. It was also a distraction from the pain of abandonment and loneliness she experienced in her childhood. When she tied her self-worth to her external success and her appearance, her addiction to perfection was born.

In her junior year of college, Vitale was introduced to Adderall as a "study drug". She used it for a few months - and ended up losing 20 pounds; she also got her best grades ever with her most rigorous course load. She was sure she had discovered the "perfect drug". When she was able to obtain her own prescription the following year, it hooked her immediately. She was addicted not only to Adderall, but also to the perfection, the weight loss, and her newfound ability to accomplish projects and tasks with ease. This was the beginning of a 10-year love affair with Adderall.

In Addicted to Perfect, Vitale shares the highs and lows of having been a slave to Adderall, the destructive relationships that ensued, and the way that she finally broke free. She details the many twists and turns involved in the years leading up to her getting sober and the eating disorder that followed her into sobriety. Perfectionism is no longer something that enslaves her, and Vitale's story is one of hope that no matter where you are in your life, you can release yourself from the grip of perfection.

©2020 by Changing Lives Press and Vitale Buford (P)2020 by Blackstone Publishing
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Great insight

I learned lots about addiction, reasoning, feelings etc
Easy listening while I was clesning or cooking

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Brilliant!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I even went to see if there was more audible books written by Vitale Buford. I laughed and cried many many times. I identified with many parts of her life. Loved it!

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Excellent!

Absolutely loved this book from start to finish, well read and a fantastic insight into addition.

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The story was well written and heartwarming at the end ❤️

I enjoyed this story, I listened to it over two days, I ignored all television which is when I know it’s a great book.

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brave

Very brave telling of the author's life story. hope everything is working out for her now 😀

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Enjoyed

Gives an insight into addiction and shows hope and strength and people really can change. I’m really glad the way her life turned out. Felt lots of emotions listening to this one

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Excellent Read Would Recommend

Great book well written and read, An open and honest account of one girls struggle through addiction!

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Very true depiction of life with addiction

Really enjoyed this book. Having an alcoholic parent myself, many things rang true. Also deeper insights were given when listening to Vatali’s journey from addiction to recovery - plus the whole family’s role in the illness.
An honest and moving account. Very engaging as wondered whatever would happen next.
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brilliant

loved this book. very good for anyone that suffered/suffers from any addiction or just life problems. could listen to it all over again

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Couldn't stop listening

Such an interesting, honest and educational story. I really enjoyed this book and found it a compelling listen.

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