Are You a Workaholic? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Work addiction, or workaholism, is a mental health condition where someone can’t stop working. It often comes from a need for success or to escape stress. Workaholics get a “high” from working, similar to other addictions, and keep working despite negative effects on their personal and health lives.
References:
https://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/work
Work addiction, or workaholism, is a mental health condition where someone can’t stop working. It often comes from a need for success or to escape stress. Workaholics get a “high” from working, similar to other addictions, and keep working despite negative effects on their personal and health lives.
References:
https://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/work
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00:00Welcome back sun bro, we hope you all in great health and great money.
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00:09Alright, today we are going to talk about, are you a workaholic, here's what you need
00:14to know.
00:15Work addiction, or workaholism, is a mental health condition where someone can't stop
00:19working.
00:20It often comes from a need for success or to escape stress.
00:23Workaholics get a, high, from working, similar to other addictions, and keep working despite
00:27negative effects on the personal and health lives.
00:301.
00:31Symptoms, recognizing work addiction can be tough because hard work is often praised.
00:35However, it's different from ambition.
00:38Signs of work addiction include, working long hours unnecessarily, losing sleep for work,
00:42obsessing over work success, fear of failure at work, strained personal relationships due
00:47to work, using work to avoid personal issues, and working to cope with guilt or depression.
00:532.
00:54The Bergen Work Addiction Scale helps identify work addiction by measuring how often certain
00:58aspects apply to your life on a scale of.
01:01Never, 1, rarely, 2, sometimes, 3, often, 4, always, 5.
01:05You may be asked to rate statements like, thinking about how to free up more time for
01:09work, working to reduce guilt, helplessness, depression, and anxiety, ignoring requests
01:14to reduce work time, spending more time working than intended, becoming stressed when not
01:19working, neglecting hobbies, fun activities, and fitness for work, experiencing negative
01:24health impacts from working too much.
01:27Research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology suggests that if you answer,
01:30often, or, always, to at least four of these items, you may have a work addiction.
01:353.
01:36Treatment Options.
01:37Treatment for work addiction might involve inpatient or outpatient programs, especially
01:41for severe cases.
01:42Group therapy through organizations like Workaholics Anonymous can provide support.
01:47Since work addiction can be linked to other mental health issues such as OCD, a mental
01:50health assessment can help create a comprehensive treatment plan, which might include therapy
01:54and medication.
01:564.
01:57Expectations.
01:58Work addiction usually worsens over time if untreated, leading to burnout, stress,
02:02and damaged relationships.
02:04Chronic stress from overworking can harm physical health.
02:06However, with treatment, people can restore a healthy work-life balance.
02:10Taking time off or changing careers might help manage the addiction.
02:14It's about creating balance and avoiding stressor.
02:16If you or someone you know may have a work addiction, organizations like Workaholics
02:20Anonymous and the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers offer resources
02:23and support.
02:24Thanks for watching, Sunbro.
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